Tag: Australian Securities and Investment Commission

ASIC turns to outsourcer to deal with legacy registry issues

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Contractors will step in to replace retiring public servants tasked with keeping Australia’s business registers online, exposing the workforce cost of maintaining its legacy environment. As the latest uplift...

Gig Guide: Former AMD president steps in as PsiQuantum CEO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
PsiQuantum has announced a surprise leadership restructure, switching co-founder and chief executive Jeremy O’Brien to an executive chair role as the quantum developer pursues a pivot from research to...

EOS to acquire counter-drone firm MARSS Group for $54m

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Electro Optic Systems is set to acquire European counter-drone company MARSS Group in a move the Australian defence tech firm says will allow it to compete for higher-value contracts....

ASIC suspends FTX financial services licence

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX has had the financial services licence of its Australian subsidiary suspended by the corporate watchdog after the company filed for bankruptcy. While the suspension runs...

ASIC needs to boost its tech investment: review

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission “requires a substantial uplift in its data and technology capability” alongside a “material cultural change” to access the full benefit of any upgrade,...

‘Regulation is coming’: ASIC chair tells crypto ecosystem

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission must become a “digital savvy regulator” to tackle growing regulatory challenges including crypto assets and investment scams according to its chair Joseph Longo....

Accenture to oversee ASX blockchain system review

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Stock Exchange’s blockchain replacement for clearing system CHESS has been delayed again – for the fifth time – as the multinational tech consultants Accenture is brought in...

ASIC unveils new ICO guidelines

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The corporate regulator has released its first set of guidelines for ICOs – or Initial Coin Offerings – detailing how the ‘Wild West’ of startup capital raising is to...

ASIC to create RegTech advisory

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) wants to establish a new RegTech advisory group before the end of the year to help advocate for support for the RegTech...