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Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026  |  NEWS
... information, including existing illness, symptoms and family medical history. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) will enforce compliance, while suspected breaches can be reported to the regulator. Affected Australians can also ...

Physical climate risk gap needs investor scrutiny: IGCC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
The gap between the physical climate risks projected for the Australian economy and what companies are reporting about their own exposure deserves a closer scrutiny from investors, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said. Last year's National ...

ASIC sues former Super Retail chief over alleged governance failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
ASIC has sued former Super Retail Group chief executive Anthony Heraghty, alleging he breached his directors' duties and misled the board and the market. The regulator alleges Heraghty failed to disclose and manage conflicts of interest from an alleged ...

ASIC observes improvement in climate disclosures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
ASIC has observed an increase in the quality, quantity, and consistency of climate-related financial information with the introduction of statutory sustainability reporting requirements. The regulator said entities are identifying and disclosing more ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... FIMS in 2015 in response to demand for an "ethical" or "socially responsible" option for investors. It was closed in 2024. ASIC commenced civil proceedings against FIMS in 2025 for misleading the public between October 2019 and May 2024 and holding investments ...

Local sustainable funds fall into outflows: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... of regulation, Australia's mandatory sustainability reporting regime has entered its first implementation phase, with ASIC issuing early observations and maintaining a strong focus on greenwashing enforcement. The first phase of the regime began ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Financial services and credit licensee obligations In October 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the publication of Report 798: Beware the gap: Governance arrangements in the face of AI innovation (REP 798), which ...

Report targets fossil fuel outreach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... advertising and sponsorships. Nobel said previous regulatory action has demonstrated the need for broader reform. "Six years ago an ASIC investigation forced banking programs, like Dollarmites, out of schools. Now big polluters are using the same loopholes ...

Climate reporting finally compares apples to apples: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke says the mandatory climate reporting introduced this year will help investors for the first time and provide a baseline for comparability and consistency on climate-related financial disclosures. O'Rourke said the regulator ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has raised concerns over the use of misleading disclaimers, inconsistent climate risk disclosures and unclear reporting assumptions in the first round of mandatory sustainability reports lodged ...
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