Regulators and enforcement authorities in Australia intensified their efforts to curb white-collar crime in 2023. They targeted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, cybercrime, and corruption across multiple industries,...more
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‘Finfluencers’ who use social media to promote listed stocks are in regulators’ sights. That's the message from Australia’s securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), after a successful...more
The High Court of Australia has reserved judgment in an appeal considering how to determine the value of a corporation’s “benefit” derived from foreign bribery, for the purpose of setting the maximum penalty for the offence....more
The final report (the Report) of the Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal Commission) was released on 4 February 2019. The Report provides 76...more
The Australian Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry published its interim report on 28 September 2018 (Initial Report). It provides no formal recommendations but...more
As the fallout from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (Royal Commission) continues, key Australian regulators are increasingly focused on more robust...more
The MAS is proposing to require financial institutions to clearly identify and delineate the responsibilities of senior management and of employees in material risk functions. The proposed "Guidelines on Individual...more
Welcome to this edition of Allen & Overy’s Recent Developments –‘What you need to know’.
The purpose of this alert is to keep you updated on the recent legal developments relevant to your industry, and let you know...more
In it, ASIC provides its view on the importance of benchmarks, identifies which Australian and international benchmarks it considers systemically important, summarises the various different regulatory responses and reforms...more