September
- Exclusive
- Construction
Up to 10,500 homes in NSW being built by ‘risky players’
Former NSW building commissioner David Chandler says the regulator, which initially focused on apartments, is only now getting to grips with detached home building.
- Michael Bleby
November 2023
US election ‘dangerous point in history’: Future Fund boss
Raphael Arndt, RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have warned that geopolitics is among economic challenges, but the most pressing problem is inflation.
- Patrick Durkin
- Analysis
- Analysis
Longo is running out of time to show ASIC has teeth
Critics say the Great Barrier Reef authority refers more people for prosecution than ASIC.
- Patrick Durkin
August 2023
Chalmers appoints three new ASIC commissioners
The treasurer says the appointments are an opportunity to “refresh” an organisation that has “copped a bit of flak in recent times”.
- Ronald Mizen
May 2023
- Exclusive
- ALP
ASIC muscles up its enforcement division as part of a major shake-up
ASIC will be streamlined under a major staff shake-up, amid an exodus of executives and a search by the Albanese government for new regulators.
- Patrick Durkin and Campbell Kwan
February 2023
- Exclusive
- Kenneth Hayne
ASIC was almost broken up after the Hayne royal commission
The Morrison government came close to breaking up the corporate regulator under the former chairman James Shipton, after Treasury investigated the idea when it was raised in the final recommendations of the Hayne royal commission.
- Patrick Durkin
September 2021
- Exclusive
- Property market
Agency fined for underquoting $5.8m Melbourne home
Kay & Burton has been slapped with penalties for sales overseen by the son of former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel.
- Michael Bleby
March 2021
ASIC to skip fines, go straight to civil action
A move to make it harder for disgruntled shareholders and class action lawyers to sue businesses could change the way the corporate watchdog operates.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2021
Minister puts ‘rogue’ real estate agents on notice
As the NSW real estate market heats up, the consumer affairs minister warns against trust account fraud – and wields a list of recent prosecutions.
- Michael Bleby and Finbar O'Mallon
April 2020
ASIC warns real estate agents over super advice
Individuals can be jailed for up to five years and companies can be fined up to $1.26 million for breaches of the laws, the watchdog noted.
- Nick Lenaghan
January 2020
New 'data right' inquiry could wrest payments function from banks
The government could wrest control of payments away from major banks, with a King & Wood Mallesons partner to consider if fintechs can initiate payments.
- James Eyers and Matthew Cranston
November 2019
Airline rewrites safety manual after ATSB scrutiny
AirAsia passengers were beset with confusion and panic when crew shouted 'brace' and 'crash position'.
- Lucas Baird
March 2019
Greens call to give media regulators sharper teeth
The Greens want platform-neutral media regulation and an inquiry into the rise of dark elements of social media.
- Max Mason