ASIC warns governance gap could emerge in first report on AI adoption by licensees

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ASIC is urging financial services and credit licensees to ensure their governance practices keep pace with their accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The call comes as ASIC’s first state

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ASIC annual report underscores transformation

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ASIC’s program of transformation continued in 2023–24, according to the agency’s latest annual report. ASIC Chair Joe Longo said the report highlighted a range of key regulatory and enforcement outcomes

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Appointments to the ASIC Executive Leadership team

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s program of transformation work has continued with key appointments to its senior executive leadership team. Regulation and Supervision Following an international search, ASIC Chair

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Appointments to the ASIC Executive Leadership team

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s program of transformation work has continued with key appointments to its senior executive leadership team. Regulation and Supervision Following an international search, ASIC Chair

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Investor alert: Reports of stolen shares due to identity theft on the rise

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ASIC is warning investors to be on high alert following a significant increase in reports of stolen shares since August 2024 from people who have had their personal identity compromised.

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ASIC receives new powers under financial market infrastructure reforms

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ASIC welcomes the new Australian financial market infrastructure (FMI) laws, which introduce new powers essential to ensuring a stable and efficient Australian financial system. Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) are the

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ASIC to target misconduct in banking and superannuation sectors

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ASIC has released its Enforcement and regulatory update (1 January to 30 June 2024), which sets out recent outcomes in enforcement and regulation. In the first half of the year, ASIC

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ASIC expands strategic priorities for coming 12 months

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Australia’s public and private markets and emerging financial products will form a new pillar of ASIC’s expanded strategic priorities. ASIC Chair Joe Longo said the agency’s latest Corporate Plan included a new

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ASIC and APRA issue final rules and information for the Financial Accountability Regime

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have published new information to help insurers and superannuation trustees prepare for the commencement of the

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Super trustees urged to strengthen oversight of retirement strategy implementation

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) are calling on superannuation trustees to boost efforts to track and measure the impact of their

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