ASIC penalties ‘the cost of doing business’

ASIC penalties ‘the cost of doing business’

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is set to increase penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct to deter the fines being seen as the cost of doing business. The impact of the proposed changes would be to expand the range of civil penalty provisions and to increase maximum civil penalty amounts in the […]

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ASIC Targets Growing Companies In Audit Crackdown

ASIC Targets Growing Companies In Audit Crackdown

ASIC is in the midst of a concerted campaign targeting private companies that have outgrown the reporting exemptions. ASIC requires companies to prepare and lodge a financial report and a directors’ report each financial year, and have the accounts audited unless the company is exempt. Most small companies are exempt from the compliance requirements as […]

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