regulation
ASIC’s deterrence message – “no point just communicating this into the Fin Review”.
ASIC gave some useful insights before the recent Senate oversight hearing[1] on 13 September as to the reality of the ...
ASIC’s period of external scrutiny
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is properly subject to parliamentary oversight, apart from the on-going scrutiny it receives from ...
Climate change and the law
Here are details of two recent events on climate change and the law, followed by details of a range of ...
Regulation of Australian insolvency practitioners – UK and NZ compared
I am pleased to be soon presenting to various groups on the regulation of Australian insolvency practitioners, with some comparisons ...
International Association of Insolvency Regulators’ Conference – 2019
Australia is attending and presenting at the annual insolvency regulators’ conference, along with regulators from the UK, the US, New ...
Accountants’ insolvency code updated
A new standard for insolvency practitioners – APES 330 – has just been issued written in APESB’s unique style and ...
ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2019-2023 – Insolvency Practitioners
ASIC’s corporate plan 2019-2023 contains much detail about the various sectors it regulates and what regulatory approaches it is taking. ...
Insolvency practitioner offence reporting – a need for reform
If liquidators in Australia are investigating and reporting to ASIC “thousands” of breaches of the law by those involved in ...
Australian insolvency law – current reforms
As in many countries, general elections put law changes and reform on hold pending the new government’s decisions on pending ...
NZ’s 2019 Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act and its cross-Tasman impact
NZ’s Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act is due to commence over the next year introducing a licensing and regulatory regime for ...
How to become an insolvency practitioner in Australia
The ‘new’ process of selecting by interview who should be an insolvency practitioner (IP) was the subject of a presentation ...
Some views on ASIC v Wily & Hurst
The views of Justice Brereton of the NSW Supreme Court have not prevailed following the decision by the High Court ...
Revised insolvency standard for practitioners. As to their professional bodies …
The Accounting Ethical and Professional Standards Board (APESB) has approved a new and revised APES 330 – Insolvency Services, the ...
Bodies everywhere – the regulation of liquidators and trustees
One of the most unusual reforms introduced by Australia’s 2016 Insolvency Law Reform Act was to give a large number ...
New Zealand’s changes to its insolvency laws
Proposed changes to NZ insolvency laws through the Insolvency Practitioners Bill, presently before parliament, are open for submissions until 24 ...
Cross-border regulation of insolvency practitioners
The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 introduced a stronger regulatory regime over insolvency practitioners. It may not have been noticed ...
