Australian Regulatory Compliance Review
Australian legal and regulatory impacts on businesses.
Author: David Jacobson is the founder of Jacobson Consulting, which helps businesses with policy development and complex projects and is based in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia.
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Recent Posts from Australian Regulatory Compliance Review
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CAMAC Review of market integrity laws
Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, has announced that the Government has commissioned the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee to review a range of market practices with a view to further enhancing…
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Board leadership in practice
Leading up to the corporate reporting and AGM season I spoke to many Chairs and directors about their concerns. Sometimes it was a disclosure issue or a question involving voting or election procedures, but often…
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Change to PDS notices
From 1 January 2009, notifications to ASIC about a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) will need to be made online. (see Information Sheet) Since 1 July 2008, the responsible person for a PDS must tell ASIC…
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Personal Property Securities Bill update
The draft Personal Property Securities Bill 2008 has been referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. The Committee has invited written submissions by 10 December 2008 and will report in February…
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Deposit guarantees and the Financial Claims Scheme
This article by me was first published in Retail Banking Review. It is correct as at 16 November. The legislative package is here. Can you regulate fear and panic in the banking sector? Kevin Rudd…
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G20 Leaders Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
The Declaration of the G20 Leaders Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy held on 15 November 2008 in Washington focusses on regulation, prudential oversight and risk management as key elements of globasl financial…
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Workplace relations agreements transition
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relation, has set out more details of the transition of old workplace relations agreements and the introduction of the Fair Work Bill…
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Short Selling Bill introduced
The Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 has been introduced into Parliament to better regulate the use of short selling in the Australian financial market. The Bill prohibits "naked" short selling, where the seller has…
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Superannuation clearing house discussion paper
Senator the Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, has announced the release of a two-part discussion paper on the implementation of the Government's superannuation clearing house measure and possible initiatives to reduce the…
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Regulation of credit rating agencies and research houses
Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, has announced significant reforms to the regulation of credit rating agencies (CRAs) and research houses, following the publication of joint Treasury - ASIC report of a…