Tag: ASIC

Medcraft on ethics and algorithms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Businesses and government must be held accountable for their use of computer algorithms and big data and transparency should be the first priority, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Addressing...

ASIC set to move on ICOs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian regulators are grappling to control the “Wild West” world of ICOs, a new blockchain-based funding method that is changing the way new tech companies raise money. ASIC is...

Govt to regulate digital currencies

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia has taken a “big step forward” in recognising digital currencies as legitimate and trusted with the government moving to regulate the likes of bitcoin for the first time....

Other side of the FinTech coin

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is an almost unlimited opportunity for the RegTech sector in Australia, but the country must move quickly at every level from RegTech startups to the regulatory environment to...

ASIC’s Indonesia FinTech play

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s corporate regulator has inked a FinTech partnership with its counterpart in Indonesia in a “terrific validation” for the work of the local sector. The Australian Securities and Investment...

ASIC weighs in on FinTech boom

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
With the world’s fourth largest accumulation of superannuation savings and a stock market dominated by the financial services sector in the shape of banks, investment funds and insurers, it’s...

ASIC plays in RegTech sandbox

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian and Securities and Investment Commission has turned its attention to the burgeoning regulatory technology sector, raising the possibility that its innovation hub and regulatory sandbox could be...

Tyro’s Stollmann on sandbox rules

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It’s not every day that a startup leader in the finance industry argues for a better-resourced regulator to play a bigger role in the sector. On at least two...

Sandbox regime set to test the limits

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory sandbox proposals have been hailed as a game changer in the global FinTech scene but may need some tweaking to accommodate ideas...