
Australia's corporate watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is facing criticism for not prosecuting enough white-collar crime and failing comprehensively in its role as a regulator. A Senate committee has recommended that ASIC be split into two new, more streamlined regulators to improve its enforcement capabilities. The proposed reforms also suggest that whistleblowers should receive compensation. Bank whistleblower Jeff Morris supports the dismantling of ASIC's current structure, arguing that it would help lift its enforcement record and improve its culture. Jason Harris from the University of Sydney notes that ASIC's broad mandate and ineffective governance are contributing to its inefficiencies.
Bank whistleblower Jeff Morris believes a dismantling of the corporate regulator’s structure is required to help lift its enforcement record and improve culture, as attempting to fix the current model won’t solve long-standing issues. Read more: https://t.co/zdHdCJNIwu https://t.co/XIlOg5Tqyg
ASIC is stultifying under ineffective governance and a mandate so broad that it can point to almost any action as being relevant to its duties writes Jason Harris (@Sydney_Uni). https://t.co/08CAtBtmj4
Asic should be split in two after ‘comprehensively’ failing as regulator, parliamentary inquiry finds https://t.co/qOBgpJbY6Y






