The Mahon & Moriarty Tribunal Reports- How Was it Allowed to Happen?
Justin O'Brien discusses the Mahon and Moriarty Tribunal Reports and the implications for Ireland.
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Monday, July 23, 2012
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Takeover Regulation: A More Considered View
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Australian takeovers regulation needs a systemic and thoughtful review by reference to what can and should be done to improve Australia’s business and company regulation.
ASIC Consults on Retail Trading of Commonwealth Government Securities
ASIC has released a consultation paper which will help to implement the Australian Government’s decision to facilitate retail trading of Commonwealth Government Securities (CGS) as part of fostering a deep and liquid corporate bond market.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
IAIS Releases Policy Paper on Reinsurance and Financial Stability
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors released a policy paper exploring the interrelationship between reinsurance and financial stability.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
HSBC and the Price of Technical Compliance: Is Cutting Regulatory Corners Potentially Worth $1 billion?
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
The US Department of Justice is expected to fine HSBC close to $1 billion for AML violations, however a financial wrist slap, no matter how large, is unlikely to affect behavioral change.
Fundamental Conflict in Banking Regulation
Justin O'Brien, a professor and director of the Centre for Law, Markets & Regulation at the University of New South Wales, talks to Bloomberg about the Barclays Libor-rate fixing scandal and the Congressional probe into HSBC Holdings Plc.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
ASIC Review of Unlisted Property MIS Sector
ASIC has released the findings of a proactive review of responsible entities (REs) operating managed investment schemes in the unlisted property sector.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
US Senate Faults HSBC and Regulators in Money Laundering Report
The US Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations has released a 335 page report which states that HSBC has been used by Mexican drug cartels looking to get cash back into the US by Saudi Arabian banks that needed access to dollars despite their terrorist ties and by Iranians who wanted to circumv
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Regulatory Threat to Australian Legal Education
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Regulation which is supposed to be about ensuring the international quality of Australian university education is instead threatening it.
The Economist Bellweather Series Australia 2012
12 July 2012, Sheraton on the Park, Sydney
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Thursday, July 12, 2012