Australian Regulator to Focus on Proactive Checks of Retail FX Brokers
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:10 pm
The Australian Securities and Investments (ASIC) has today released its enforcement report for the period between the 1st of July and the 31st of December 2015. According to the document the regulator has been particularly active in protecting consumers across the financial services industry in Australia.
The figures released in the report show that ASIC has successfully recovered about $149 million in compensation and remediation for investors and consumers of financial services.
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