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ASIC
Opinion: Internet Bureaucrats Protect Us Against Everything Except Online Crime
Australians are particularly susceptible to online scams, despite having a full swathe of internet safety regulators.
Australian Lenders Failing to Assist Struggling Customers: ASIC
Despite being required by law to have processes to assist customer who are in debt, banks have made the process so complex that a third of people give up.
ASIC Bans Retailer From Centrepay for Targeting Vulnerable Indigenous Customers
‘ASIC’s move is a throwback to the stolen generation,’ Urban Rampage said in response to the ASIC ban.
Government to Spend $100 Million Compensating Customers of Failed Funeral Insurer
The company took money from Centrelink for 16 years; now that it has collapsed, the federal government will spend almost $100 million on compensation.
Corporate Watchdog Plans to Target Shady Green Funds
ASIC chair Joe Longo said greenwashing remains a ’serious threat.’
ANZ Group Found to Have Violated Disclosure Laws in $2.5 Billion Capital Raising
ANZ failed to disclose to the public that its underwriters purchased about one-third of its $2.5 billion institutional share placement in 2015.
