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'I take accountability': top advisory firm leader quits

The head of KPMG Australia has resigned after the corporate regulator publicly confirmed in real time it is probing registered company auditors at the firm.

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Lenders told to 'support customers' facing hard times

Lenders must watch out for customers because the corporate regulator won't take a backward step as households face hardship, the outgoing ASIC chair will warn.

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What 2.5 million Australian company directors need to know about the scathing Star judgement

It’s one of the most important corporate governance cases in the past 20 years, involving organised crime inside Australia’s second-biggest casino.

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Star casinos case: appeal decision a long way off

The outcome may not pass the pub test but the outgoing head of the corporate regulator says it was justified in taking on the Star casinos case.

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Female head for corporate watchdog in milestone move

Jim Chalmers says the next head of Australia's financial watchdog, Sarah Court, is an experienced litigator and leader and will make a positive impact.

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Treasurer announces first female head of ASIC

Former corporate lawyer Sarah Court will succeed Joe Longo as chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Watchdog pushes financial literacy to counter AI boom

Artificial intelligence-powered scams featuring fake celebrities are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI risks facing consumers, ASIC warns.

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'Unconscionable': major bank's record fine bumped up

ANZ has been fined $250 million for widespread misconduct and systemic ‍failures that impacted the federal government, taxpayers ‌and thousands of customers.

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ASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX Limited shares have fallen to their lowest level since 2018 after the market regulator said it would require it to hold another $150 million in capital.

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'Minsky moment': watchdog boss warns of market collapse

The corporate watchdog has flagged easing reporting requirements for smaller firms while warning private credit to shape up or face tougher regulation.

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Head of corporate regulator to step back from role

ASIC chair Joe Longo has announced he won't look to be reappointed in the position when his term runs out in May.

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A 'bank in crisis': ANZ cops record fine for misconduct

From charging dead customers to overstating trades, a big four bank has been slugged with a record penalty for widespread misconduct.

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‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct

Company admits allegations in four investigations brought by financial regulator Asic

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Watchdog sets sights on protecting retirees' pensions

Superannuation firms exploiting members in retirement and allowing them to invest in high-risk funds will be the target of Australia's corporate watchdog.

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Banks forced to take action on high-fee accounts

Banks must ask themselves some 'difficult questions' following a review by ASIC, which has resulted in refunds totalling millions for low-income customers.

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Macquarie’s famed pay packages under attack from disgruntled shareholders at AGM

Investors used the group’s annual general meeting in Sydney on Thursday to vote against remuneration plans

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Banks told to make AI work for people, not against them

Artificial intelligence should be used to improve the lives of customers instead of just making more money out of them, the corporate regulator tells bankers.

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Share market operator probed after 'serious' failures

The corporate regulator's concerns over critical market infrastructure has prompted a probe into Australia's stock exchange operator.

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ASIC puts super on notice over complaint 'blind spots'

How superannuation funds track and address customer complaints is the next focus of financial watchdog ASIC's bid to whip the scandal-plagued sector into shape.

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Path to going public on markets sped up for companies

A decline in the number of new companies listing on the ASX has forced the market watchdog to roll out changes to streamline the process of going public.

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'Hubris': financial giant in hot water over breaches

Macquarie's brokering arm is being taken to court by the financial regulator for allegedly failing to report up to 1.5 billion short sales over 14 years.

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Super failings laid bare after 'deep grief, suffering'

The peak body for super funds has apologised after a financial watchdog report revealed delays were rife in paying out death benefits to bereaved families.

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Super fund took more than 500 days to approve death benefit for grieving widow, Asic says

Landmark report makes 34 recommendations to overhaul the superannuation sector, citing delays, poor customer service and ineffective procedures

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Major super fund sued over tardy death benefit payouts

AustralianSuper is the latest major super fund to face legal action for allegedly failing to pay out benefits to families of dead members in a timely manner.

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'Can't work in the dark': ASIC calls out private market

Financial watchdog ASIC is concerned about a lack of transparency in the growing private equity and private credit markets, as well as a slowdown in IPOs.

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