Lawmakers have introduced new obligations for financial firms and given the ASIC new powers
IOSCO cautions that assumptions about investor behaviour may not reflect actual behaviour
Asset managers may be communicating with customers in a manner that is "unfair, unclear or misleading," report says
Current and former directors and officers will collectively pay millions of dollars more in penalties
Global banks may be engaging in transactions designed to dress up their leverage disclosures
Companies are making unsubstantiated claims about their businesses and their profit prospects with an eye to boosting stock prices, regulators warn
Many companies did not provide sufficient disclosure about the risks related to their U.S. operations
Overloading investors with information can be counterproductive
Task Force publishes first status report
Proposal would give regulators a stronger tool to take appropriate action against companies misleading investors