Michael Saadat, ASIC's Senior Executive Leader - Deposit takers, Credit and Insurance, joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's review into the credit card market in Australia. Read the Report Consultation Paper media release Review into Credit Card lending media release Transcript below: ----more---- Lara Heilbuth: Hello, and welcome to the official podcast of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In today's episode we'll be discussing ASIC’s review of the credit card market. My name...
Jul 03, 2018•10 min•Ep. 37
ASIC Senior Executive Leader Jo Bird joins the podcast to discuss a review of self-managed super funds, and to give some advice to consumers who are thinking of setting up an SMSF. Read the reports of this review Report 575 : SMSFs: Improving the quality of advice and member experiences and Report 576 : Member experiences with self-managed superannuation funds, and find out more about SMSFs on ASIC's MoneySmart . ----more---- INTRO: Hello, and welcome to the official podcast of the Australian Se...
Jun 28, 2018•10 min•Ep. 36
ASIC's Indigenous Outreach Officer Nathan Boyle talks with Susan Tilley from Anangu Lands Paper Tracker Radio Program about ASIC's work with indigenous consumers and the recent outreach trip to the APY Lands with super funds. Visit the Paper Tracker website to listen to the full interview . Transcript below: *Opening music* Susan Tilley: Nathan, welcome to the Anangu Lands Paper Tracker radio show. Thank you for joining us today. Nathan Boyle: No worries. Thanks very much for inviting us on. Sus...
Jun 25, 2018•11 min•Ep. 35
Van Le, Director of Innovation and Strategy at Xinja, was a guest at ASIC's Annual Forum in March 2018. She made time to join us on our podcast to discuss open banking. You can read the full transcript of the interview below. ----more---- Host: Hello and welcome to the official podcast of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. With me today to discuss open banking is Van Le, director of innovation and strategy at Xinja. Van, welcome. Van Le: Thanks very much for having us. Host: S...
May 04, 2018•8 min•Ep. 33
Scott Farrell, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons, joins ASIC SEL Michael Saadat on the podcast to discuss open banking. Scott headed up the Australian government's review into open banking and was asked to recommend the most appropriate model for open banking in Australia.
Apr 30, 2018•11 min•Ep. 32
On 17 April 2018, ASIC launched its Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. On this episode, we're joined by Danille Abbott, Chair of ASIC's RAP Strategic Committee and RAP Working Group and descendant of the Wirlomen Noongar people, to talk about the goals of the stretch RAP and ASIC's commitment to reconciliation.
Apr 23, 2018•4 min•Ep. 31
Ian Yates, Chief Executive of the Council of the Ageing Australia, joins ASIC Deputy Chair Peter Kell on the podcast to discuss preparing financially for retirement. Visit ASIC's MoneySmart website for more information on retirement income planning . Click through for transcript: ----more---- Transcript: Peter: Hello and welcome to the official podcast of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. My name is Peter Kell and I'm joined this time around by Ian Yates, who is the Chief Exe...
Apr 18, 2018•10 min•Ep. 30
Social researcher Mark McCrindle joins the podcast to discuss home ownership and the changing Australian dream, which was a topic of discussion at ASIC's 2018 Annual Forum.
Apr 12, 2018•7 min•Ep. 29
On 16 March 2018, ASIC held a Close the Gap event featuring two leading Indigenous entrepreneurs: Liam Ridgeway, co-founder of Ngakkan Nyaagu (NGNY), an Indigenous digital enterprise Jasmin Herro, founder of Outback Global, a leading Indigenous supplier of workwear The Close the Gap campaign aims to create equality in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This campaign also measures progress in economic development and employment, and these aspects were the focus of ASIC's ev...
Mar 28, 2018•8 min•Ep. 28
ASIC Senior Executive Leader Michael Saadat joins the podcast to discuss add-on insurance, and ASIC's work to shine a light on poor practice, remediation outcomes, and efforts to protect consumers in the future. Click through for the transcript: ----more---- Episode 32 transcript: Add-on insurance 16 March 2018 ASIC podcast – Episode 32 transcript Host: Hello and welcome to the official podcast of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. In today's episode we'll be discussing add-on...
Mar 16, 2018•8 min•Ep. 27
ASIC Senior Executive Leader Jo Bird joins the podcast to talk about the results of Report 562: Financial advice: vertically integrated institutions and conflicts of interest, a new report into conflicts of interest in financial advice at the biggest financial institutions in Australia. Read the Report
Feb 05, 2018•7 min•Ep. 26
ASIC Senior Manager Tim Walker joins the podcast to discuss Regulatory Guide 259 , the importance of well-implemented risk management systems, and ASIC's expectations in this area.
Jan 19, 2018•8 min•Ep. 25
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's Annual Report for 2016-17.
Oct 26, 2017•5 min•Ep. 24
ASIC's Chief Data Officer John Wallace joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's 2017-20 Data Strategy. You can read the data strategy at ASIC's website.
Sep 19, 2017•7 min•Ep. 23
ASIC Commissioner John Price joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's approach to small business , including ASIC's 2017-2020 Small Business Strategy .
Sep 07, 2017•5 min•Ep. 22
Jane Eccleston, ASIC Senior Executive Leader, Corporations, joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's recent report into investors and initial public offerings. Both the media release and the report can be found here .
Aug 31, 2017•7 min•Ep. 21
ASIC Commissioner John Price joins the podcast to discuss recent law reform around crowd-sourced funding and ASIC's role in administering the new legislation. ASIC is currently inviting submissions on Consultation Papers 288 and 289 . Any submissions, queries or comments can be sent to csf@asic.gov.au . (Submissions are due by 3 August 2017.)...
Jul 19, 2017•6 min•Ep. 20
Paul Muthaura, Chief Executive of the Capital Markets Authority in Kenya, joins the podcast to talk about the relationship between technological innovation and regulation, particularly in terms of the M-Pesa, a mobile-based financing service in the Kenyan economy.
May 03, 2017•11 min
Two members of ASIC's Market Integrity Team, Tom Veidners and Wendy Prince, join the podcast to talk about some of the work they undertake, including a few recent examples. For more about ASIC's market integrity work, you can subscribe to our Market Integrity Update .
Apr 30, 2017•8 min
ASIC's Louise Macaulay (Senior Executive Leader - Financial Advisers) joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's recent review of how large institutions oversee their financial advisers. The full report is available here .
Mar 20, 2017•4 min
Miles Larbey, ASIC's Senior Executive Leader, Financial Capability joins the podcast to talk about ASIC's new First Business App, which is aimed at assisting Australians in starting their own business. You can find out more information about the app at ASIC's MoneySmart website. Download the app via the Apple Store Download the app via Google Play...
Mar 13, 2017•3 min
On 8 February, ASIC hosted a roundtable in Sydney and Melbourne for those with an interest in RegTech. The roundtable facilitated discussion on the current RegTech landscape and its development and future potential to promote good risk management and compliance outcomes, and drivers and barriers to RegTech in Australia, including what the industry and ASIC can do to help promote the development and application of RegTech. Mark Adams, ASIC Innovation Hub co-ordinator, joins the podcast to talk ab...
Feb 15, 2017•9 min
On 8 December 2016, the Federal Court found that German construction group holding company Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft (Hochtief AG) engaged in insider trading in contravention of section 1043A(1)(d) of the Corporations Act 2001 , and has ordered Hochtief AG to pay a financial penalty of $400,000, as well as ASIC's legal costs. ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour joins the podcast to discuss the details of the case, as well as its wider significance for Australia's financial markets. You can read AS...
Dec 16, 2016•9 min
ASIC Commissioner John Price joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's approach to whistleblowers and how they can be better encouraged and protected. More information on the topic is available here .
Dec 13, 2016•7 min
On this episode, we have a quick chat to ASIC in the Community Manager Justine Butler about ASIC's workplace giving program, which has been awarded a silver medal in the inaugural Workplace Giving Excellence Awards in Melbourne. The awards are part of the Australian Charities' Fund One Million Donors campaign, and recognise employers and their staff who show leadership in supporting charities and community groups....
Nov 24, 2016•7 min
Joanna Bird, Senior Executive Leader, Financial Advisers joins the podcast to discuss ASIC's recent Report 499 - Financial Advice: fees for no service. The report provides an update on ASIC's work to address financial institutions' and advisers' systemic failures, over a number of years, to provide ongoing advice services to customers who paid fees to receive those services. The report summarises ASIC's work to ensure customers are fairly compensated. The report is part of ASIC's Wealth Manageme...
Nov 02, 2016•8 min
In August this year, The Supreme Court of New South Wales found that Macquarie Investment Management Ltd contravened the Corporations Act by failing to comply with its duties as a responsible entity of the van Eyk Blueprint International Shares Fund. The Court made declarations of contravention and ordered that MIML pay a civil pecuniary penalty of $400,000, as well as $200,000 for ASIC's legal costs. ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer joins the podcast to talk about the case and why ASIC considers i...
Sep 26, 2016•8 min
ASIC has reviewed the sale of add-on general insurance policies through car dealers and found that the market is failing consumers. ASIC Deputy Chairman Peter Kell joins the podcast to discuss the report. The report can be viewed here . The media release can be viewed here . More information on add-on insurance can be found at ASIC's MoneySmart website ....
Sep 11, 2016•10 min
Greg Yanco, Senior Executive Leader, Market Supervision at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, joins the podcast to talk about ASIC's recent review into Australian equity market cleanliness. The report is available here , and the relevant media release is available here ....
Aug 16, 2016•7 min
ASIC Commissioner John Price joins the podcast to talk about ASIC's recent report examining the due diligence practices of issuers of securities under an initial public offering (IPO). Read our media release Read the report...
Aug 01, 2016•6 min
