Regulation

Aug 1 2016

The corporate regulator has banned the CEO and director of a Wollongong real estate group from providing financial services for four years.

Jul 28 2016

Just as the face of the financial services sector has been changed by innovative fintech services, the regulatory space is now set to be revolutionised by the rise in regulatory technologies ...

Jul 26 2016

Government regulation of Australia’s financial services sector has greater power to disrupt the industry than digital innovation, according to one expert.

Jul 19 2016

An ASIC review of due diligence during the IPO process has uncovered prospectuses with “defective” levels of disclosure, ‘box-ticking’ approaches and superficial oversight at board level

Jul 15 2016

A former loan writer has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of mortgage fraud involving three of the major banks.

Jul 5 2016

Four mortgage broking firms have been forced to change their home loan advertising that targets Chinese-speaking home buyers following an ASIC review.

Jul 4 2016

The financial services sector has seen a rapid increase in the adoption of robot technology, with advancements in cognitive computing, robotics and ‘smart machines’ transforming and ...

Jul 1 2016

A former Sydney finance broker has been sentenced to a one-year intensive correction order in the NSW Local Court after pleading guilty to three counts of loan fraud.

Jun 24 2016

The future regulation of financial services will depend less on “black letter law” and more on the vocal demands of a digitally switched-on public, says ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft.