The official podcast of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is one of the busiest law enforcement agencies in the country. In Inside ASIC we look at what it takes to keeps the financial markets and consumers safe. The podcast gives insight into the workings of ASIC and hears from the people involved. Each episode of the podcast showcases a different area of the work of our people as told by our staff, plus interviews with Commissioners and external guests. You’ll hear from key players inside ASIC on everything from protecting consumers from increasingly sophisticated scams to cracking down on greenwashing and holding super funds to account. The latest series of Inside ASIC is here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2itvIwJWHm5qhws9Z8dyiT?si=zHeqtwVdRqSHShBKZkjSZQ
Episodes
Monday Sep 26, 2016
Monday Sep 26, 2016
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.
Monday Sep 12, 2016
Monday Sep 12, 2016
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.