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• ASIC ePayments Code to offer better protection

  A revised ePayments Code designed to offer consumers better protection when conducting business online has been released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

• e-Pay Asia accepts $8.5m buyout offer

  e-Pay Asia (ASX:EPY) has approved an $8.5 million bid for the operating subsidiaries that hold its mobile credit top-up business, and will now take the offer to shareholders

• IRESS launches multi-market feed service

  Financial trading tool provider IRESS (ASX:IRE) has introduced a new multi-market data feed in anticipation of the Australian introduction of competing trading markets

• Mooter Media appeal against AAT ruling commences

  The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has given ASIC until October 27 to draw up a list of reasons for its censure of Mooter Media (ASX:MMZ), as part of the company's appeal

• Mooter Media appeals ASIC ruling

  Digital media company Mooter Media (ASX:MMZ) has appealed an ASIC ruling it contravened disclosure rules by not reporting plans for a secondary US listing

• SBR estimated to save business $800 million a year

  A new era has begun with the commencement of the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) program, a standardised approach to financial reporting across government agencies that could save businesses up to $800 million a year.

• ASIC uses its Smarts to monitor financial markets

  Smarts Group has signed a $1.5 million deal with Macquarie Hosting to host its financial market monitoring software for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

• ASIC publishes free retail investment guide

  'Investing between the lines' lays out the basic stock market principles

• ASIC hands Aust financial adviser 10 year ban

  Meanwhile, preceedings against former Bustan Group director Clinton Condon to begin today

• ASIC files charges against five former MFS execs

  Accused of misappropriating funds, tampering with paperwork

• ASIC fines CBA $100,000 for disclosure breach

  CBA failed to inform investors of an important change before last year's capital raising, ASIC alleges

• ASX calls for shareholder compensation if powers stripped

  Rudd govt wants to transfer market supervisory role to ASIC

• ASIC develops guidelines for market rumours

  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday published a series of proposed guidelines on the handling of market rumours.

• ASIC develops guidelines for market rumours

  ASIC responds to concerns about market manipulation