In CP 11/27 the Financial Services Authority invites comments on miscellaneous amendments to the FSA Handbook.

The revised Consumer Protection Code, which comes into effect from 1 January 2012 for regulated entities, increases the protections for consumers in a number of key areas including: arrears handling, contact with consumers, mis-selling of products, vulnerable consumers, mortgage lending, transparenc

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's latest surveillance campaign is aimed at identifying traders who applied for a credit licence, but withdrew their application, or had it refused.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released an information sheet describing the breadth of its compulsory information-gathering powers in two broad areas of regulatory activity, surveillances and investigations into suspected breaches of the law.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission annual report includes extensive licensing details, inside trends and ASIC’s results for the financial year 2010-11.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has clarified the treatment of high‑quality liquid assets it will apply when implementing the new global liquidity standard announced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released amendments to relevant prudential standards, prudential practice guides and reporting forms to give effect to enhancements to the Basel II Framework in Australia.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released in final form four prudential standards - on governance, fitness and propriety, outsourcing and business continuity management - that will consolidate and replace 12 existing standards across the authorised deposit-taking (“ADI”), general i

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority today announced it has accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Trio Capital Limited director Keith Finkelde.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has today released a response paper and draft prudential standard for a third round of consultation on the implementation of the Financial Claims Scheme for authorised deposit-taking institutions.