Tagged: greg medcraft

March 14, 2022 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK-based property Fintech LendInvest has hired Greg Medcraft, former Head of Australia’s regulator, as Senior Advisor. Medcraft Commissioner and then Chairman of Australia’s financial services regulator, ASIC was from 2009 to 2017. Until last year, he was Director of the Directorate for Financial and… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 8:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Step in line, crypto platforms. Global Digital Finance (GDF) has launched to drive a code of conduct for cryptoassets. Non-profit GDF has convened key stakeholders to develop a global code of conduct and a taxonomy for cryptoassets, comprised of global distributed ledger and cryptoasset space… Read More

November 6, 2017 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has inked an agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to cross promote Fintech firms in their respective markets. Australia has targeted Fintech as strategic for their economy. China is the largest Fintech market in the world…. Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 10:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has added a new Fintech partnership arrangement with a deal signed with the Swiss Financial Markets Authority (FINMA). Both regulators have been impressively open to financial innovation so an agreement to cooperate on disruptive finance simply makes sense…. Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, announced the appointment of James Shipton as the new Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).  A Goldman Sachs veteran, Shipton is currently leading a research center at Harvard Law School where he… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 11:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi, Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) have entered new partnerships to foster greater collaboration on joint financial activities and regulatory practice that support the… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced on Thursday it entered into an Innovation Cooperation Agreement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to further promote innovation in fintech services in their markets.  SC Chairman Tan Sri Ranjit Ajit Singh notably signed the agreement with the ASIC… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 10:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

During a wide-ranging speech this week at the DBS Institutional Investor Symposium, Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), made the statement; “As a progressive and innovative financial centre, Singapore has much to offer to global investors in opening the door… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have inked an agreement to support innovative businesses seeking to gain entrance into each others markets.  The unique arrangement will see financial regulators looking to reduce bureaucratic red tape to help… Read More

March 24, 2013 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Current SEC Chairman Elisse Walter will be delivering a speech to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) via video this week where she will address issues of  international co-operation amongst security regulators.  According to The Australian, she was originally to attend the conference but due… Read More