38 News & Issues | 2 Technicals | 1 Articles

News & Issues

ASIC updates share purchase plan relief

Published 19 Mar 2010
ASIC has released changes to Class Order [CO 09/425], which provides prospectus and product disclosure statement relief for share and interest purchase plans. More >

ASIC consultation on trustee companies

Published 19 Mar 2010
ASIC has released consultation paper 132 Trustee companies: financial requirements and conduct obligations seeking feedback on the appropriate financial requirements and conduct obligations that should be imposed on trustee companies More >

Market Supervision Bill passed

Published 19 Mar 2010
The transfer of market supervision responsibility from ASX to ASIC is progressing well following the passage through the Senate last week of the Corporations Amendment (Financial Market Supervision) Bill 2010 More >

APRA enhances prudential framework for life companies

Published 12 Mar 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released the final standard enhancing the prudential framework for life companies More >

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Technical

ASIC tightens use of credit ratings

Published 20 Nov 2009
ASIC has decided to withdraw current class order relief that allows issuers of investment products to cite credit ratings without the consent of credit rating agencies. More >

Passage of termination payment legislation

Published 20 Nov 2009
The federal government has passed the Corporate Amendments (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009 through the Senate which empowers shareholders to reject termination payments and promote responsible remuneration practices. More >

Articles

Charter Articles on Corporations Act

Published 15 Mar 2007
Charter Articles on Corporations Act More >