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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent commission of the Australian Government tasked as the national corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to regulate company and financial services and enforce laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors. [ 2 ]
The Australian Company Number (ACN) was adopted in Australia on 1 July 2000, as one of the complementary measures when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced. All companies registered at the time were issued with an ACN by ASIC. On registration of a company under Australia's Corporations Act 2001, it is issued with an ACN.
Under Note 11 of The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, The Corporations Act 2001 can be seen as still in effect. Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) is a legal licence provided by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) enabling the operation and activities of Australian financial services businesses. [1]
The Corporations Act 2001 sets up a uniform approach to the regulation of financial services through a uniform licensing and disclosure regime. The general regulatory position is that a person (whether an individual or corporate entity) carrying on a financial services business in Australia must, unless exempted, hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) issued by ASIC.
On 1 January 2001, Tony D'Aloisio was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service to Australian society through law and taxation". [11] On 11 June 2012, he was named a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to business and commerce, particularly through leadership roles in the securities and investments regulatory sector, to Australia-Asia relations, and to charitable organisations."
The Corporations and Financial Services Commission was renamed and its role expanded as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to deal with market integrity, consumer protection and corporations. APRA was established on 1 July 1998 under the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.
The Moneysmart website was officially launched on 15 March 2011, [3] as part of the Australian Government's National Financial Literacy Strategy 2008–2010. [4]In July 2008, the Australian Government transferred the functions of the Financial Literacy Foundation to ASIC, including managing and maintaining the Understanding Money [5] website.
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as, the Sydney Stock Exchange, a separate entity).