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ASIC announces financial reporting and audit focus areas for FY 2025-26

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

ASIC has published its financial reporting and audit focus areas for the 2025-26 financial year and highlighted the progress of its ongoing financial reporting and audit surveillance programs. ‘These surveillance

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20 May 2025

ASIC issues sustainability reporting regulatory guide

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

ASIC has published a regulatory guide on sustainability reporting following an extensive public consultation with stakeholders. Regulatory Guide 280 Sustainability reporting (RG 280) provides guidance for entities that are required to prepare

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01 Apr 2025

ASIC seeks feedback on proposed guidance on sustainability reporting regime

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

ASIC has released a draft regulatory guide on the sustainability reporting regime for consultation with stakeholders. From 1 January 2025, many large Australian businesses and financial institutions will need to

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08 Nov 2024

ASIC releases FY 2023–24 financial reporting and audit report and launches auditor independence surveillance

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

ASIC has released findings from its financial reporting and audit surveillance for the 12 months to 30 June 2024, and announced a proactive surveillance focused on auditors’ compliance with independence

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31 Oct 2024

ESG ratings often mislead consumers, greenwashing clampdown has further to go

From Scientific Beta

ASIC’s recent report on its interventions against greenwashing misconduct for the 2023–2024 period (REP 791)[1] understates the need for improvement on ESG ratings, which often mislead consumers regarding the measurement

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05 Sep 2024

New Commissioners commence at ASIC

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

ASIC Chair Joe Longo has welcomed the commencement of new Commissioners Simone Constant and Alan Kirkland, who began their five-year terms yesterday. In August the Treasurer announced the appointment of

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21 Nov 2023

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