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ASIC has begun ramping up some aspects of enforcement - and announcing them - so company directors, their advisers and the community understand that there is a price to be paid for non-compliance. read more

The most critical issue facing the new chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board is how to handle consultation with global constituents during the next five years. read more

The failure of gaming giant Crown to keep its nose clean in a world where corporate governance is coming under greater scrutiny has attracted appropriate, stringent, and scathing criticism. read more

Bill Edge has returned to the role that he held almost 20 years ago with his recent appointment as the full time chair of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. read more

ASIC’s recent announcement of the CDPP’s decision to not pursue further action in relation to the ’buyer of last resort’ case played out before the royal commission further confirms that Kenneth Hayne.. read more

The Australian Accounting Standards Board is looking for feedback on an age-old issue that is the accounting equivalent of the zombie that refuses to die. read more

ASIC chairman Joe Longo has the opportunity to reflect on the structure of the corporate regulator and what territory it makes its own and what can usefully be hived off to new statutory authorities. read more

What some observers might have missed during evidence given by ASIC during a Senate Estimates Committee hearing was a coalition Senator pointing a finger at a gaping hole that any sane person would wa.. read more

There is little point in people complaining about outcomes from regulatory systems if they fail to take opportunities that are offered to provide a view. read more

At the Financial Reporting Council’s second full public meeting only one person in attendance was not linked to one of the key stakeholder groups, a government department, or the FRC itself. read more