Tag: ASIC
Why comms compliance rules are converging worldwide
Regulated organisations no longer answer to a single communications compliance rule. Instead, they sit beneath a web of overlapping regimes, each drafted for a...
Why narrower rules could ease compliance teams’ burden
Regulatory change is no longer arriving as broad, sector-wide overhauls, according to CUBE's latest fortnightly analysis, which argues that precision, not volume, is now...
Regulators punish firms for ignoring their own controls in Q2
Global regulators handed out more than $931m in penalties above the $1m mark during the second quarter of 2026, the largest quarterly total in...
ASIC fines Deutsche Bank $2m for systemic data breaches
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has handed over a $2m penalty after misreporting in excess of 260,000 over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades, a failure that compromised the...
ASIC seeks $35m as HSBC admits scam protection gaps
HSBC Bank Australia Limited (HSBC), the Australian arm of one of the world's largest banking groups, is facing a $35m penalty after admitting to...
AI threats prompt ASIC cyber resilience warning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the country's corporate and financial services regulator, has issued an urgent call to all licensees and market...
AI supercharges scams as ASIC hits record takedowns
Australia's financial regulator has shut down almost 12,000 scam websites in a single year, warning that artificial intelligence is intensifying the threat posed by...
ASIC’s Moneysmart warns on AI for money guidance
Moneysmart, the consumer education platform operated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has published new guidance to help Australians navigate the growing...
ANZ hit over $240m in fines for bond and retail failings
The ASIC has levelled serious accusations against ANZ, alleging the bank acted unconscionably in its handling of a $14bn bond deal and misreported bond...
ASIC slashes red tape, calls for further simplification
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a landmark report revealing that it has removed more than 9,240 pages of regulation this...










