ASIC

ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.

We contribute to Australia’s economic reputation and wellbeing by ensuring that Australia’s financial markets are fair and transparent, supported by confident and informed investors and consumers.

We are an independent Commonwealth Government body. We are set up under and administer the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act (ASIC Act), and we carry out most of our work under the Corporations Act.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 requires us to:

• uphold the law uniformly, effectively and quickly
• promote confident and informed participation by investors and consumers in the financial system
• make information about companies and other bodies available to the public
• improve the performance of the financial system and the entities within it.