Cathie Armour joins Cboe Australia board as Non-Executive Director, David Trude departs 

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Cboe Australia (“Cboe Australia”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathie Armour as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 April 2023. Ms. Armour joins the Cboe Australia board after a

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ASIC issues information for social media influencers and licensees

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ASIC has published an information sheet about discussing financial products and services online. It outlines how the law applies to social media influencers, and the licensees who use them. ASIC

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ASIC releases market integrity report

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ASIC has released its latest report on market integrity for the period 1 July to 31 December 2018. The report highlights some of the activities undertaken to safeguard Australia’s financial markets,

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Regulators urge financial institutions to plan for LIBOR transition

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has written to the CEOs of several major Australian financial institutions regarding their preparations for the end of LIBOR. This initiative is strongly

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Some AFS licensees may be breaking overseas laws

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Australian financial service (AFS) licensees that offer OTC derivatives to retail investors located in some overseas jurisdictions may be providing unlicensed or unauthorised services in those jurisdictions. Retail OTC derivatives

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Regulated by ASIC? Urgent action required by 27 September

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Organisations and individuals regulated by ASIC must act by this Thursday 27 September to meet their legal obligations under new industry funding laws. ASIC sent a letter in July to

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ASIC implements financial benchmark regulatory regime

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ASIC has finalised and published benchmarks rules, a significant benchmarks declaration, and a regulatory guide in a further series of measures towards establishing a comprehensive regulatory regime for financial benchmarks.

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ASIC releases updated guidance on client money

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ASIC has released updated guidance for Australian financial services (AFS) licensees that hold client money for trading in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The guidance coincides with the start of ASIC’s Client Money

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ASIC’s latest enforcement report highlights outcomes from the second half of 2017

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ASIC has released its enforcement outcomes report for the period 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. The enforcement outcomes over that six-month period include: The report presents a number

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ASIC reports on cyber resilience assessments of financial markets firms

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An ASIC report on the cyber resilience of over 100 firms operating across Australia’s financial markets has shown a growing understanding of cyber risks, but there is still some progress

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