ASA’s mission is to be the voice of retail shareholders through educating investors and standing up for shareholder rights. We continue to support retail investors, influence public policy, and promote better corporate governance.
Policy & Positions
At ASA, our enduring commitment is to the equitable treatment of all shareholders.
We surveyed our members to set our policy priorities for FY24:
- Balancing risk and opportunity in accessible exchange-traded investments
- Improving governance of companies
- Sustainable retirement incomes and superannuation
For more details see our policy on a page.
Members who wish to raise policy issues, please direct your inquiry to share@asa.asn.au with the subject line ‘Policy & Advocacy.’
2024 Submissions
- 15 May – Inquiry into the Wholesale Investor and Wholesale Client Tests
- 26 April – Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 5th Edition
- 23 February – Senate Economics Legislation Committee Inquiry TLA Better super – Submission Number 28
- 29 January – Pre-budget submission 2024-25
Submissions from prior years
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2023
- 20 December – Ethics and Professional Accountability: Structural Challenges in the Audit, Assurance and Consultancy Industry – Response to Questions on Notice
- 1 December – Continuous Disclosure: Review of liabilities for failure to meet obligations
- 1 September – International Sustainability Standards Board Agenda Priority – Joint Peak Bodies submission
- 31 August – Inquiry into the Ethics and Professional Accountability: Structural Challenges in the Audit, Assurance and Consultancy Industry
- 2 May – Senate Legislative Economics Committee Hearing – TLA (2023 Measures No 1 Bill)
- 20 April – Treasury – Better targeted superannuation concessions
- 31 March – Senate Estimates Legislation Committee – TLA (2023 Measures No 1 Bill)
- 31 March – Treasury – Legislating the objective of superannuation
- 7 March – Takeovers Panel Guidance Notes 7 and 19
- 24 February – Climate-related financial disclosure
- 24 February – Climate-related financial disclosure — Joint Peak Bodies Submission
2022
- 9 December – Improving the integrity of off-market share buy-backs
- 4 October – Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for a later sitting) Bill 2022: Franked distributions funded by capital raisings
- 29 July – International Sustainability Standards Board on proposed sustainability standards
- 18 July – Peak Australian bodies submission to the ISSB on proposed standards
- 8 July – Post implementation review on the removal of the stamping fee exemption
- 3 June – Corporate Control Transactions in Australia
2021
- 8 November Economics Legislation Committee – Inquiry into Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021 [Provisions] (submission number 13)
- 13 September Treasury – Using technology to hold meetings and sign and send documents
- 16 July Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2021: Using technology to hold meetings and sign and send documents
- 9 July Economics Committee – Inquiry into Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response-Better Advice) Bill 2021 [Provisions] (submission number 15)
- 9 July Economics Legislation Committee – Inquiry into the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Amendment (Ending Jobkeeper Profiteering) Bill 2021 (submission number 2)
- 4 June Market Conduct Division Consultation Paper – Greater transparency of proxy advice
- 27 May Senate Economics Reference Committee – Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Bill 2021 [Provisions] (submission number 6)
- 12 March ASA response to question on notice Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology
- 12 February APRA Response Paper CPS 511- prudential requirements for remuneration
2020
- 6 November – Corporations Amendment (Virtual Meetings and Electronic Communications) Bill 2020
- 10 August – Appearance Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology
- 15 June – Letter to Treasurer from Alliance for fairer retirement
- 2 March – ASA comment on Enforceability of financial services industry codes
- 28 February – ASIC CP326
- 28 February – ASA comment on Implementation of ASIC Directions Power
- 20 February – ASA response to invitation to comment on Stamping Fee Exemption
- 14 February – FSRC Taskforce on Financial Accountability Regime
- 13 February – Senate enquiry Australian Business Growth Fund Bill 2019
- 4 February – Alliance for fairer retirement submission to Retirement Income Review
- 3 February – ASA Submission to Retirement Income Review
- 31 January – ASA Response to ALRC discussion paper on Corporate Criminal Responsibility
- 17 January – CP CHESS Replacement Tranche 1 Rule amendments
2019
- 28 October – PJC Inquiry into Regulation of Auditing (submission number 46)
- 22 October – APRA Consultation Paper CPS 511- prudential requirements for remuneration
- 13 August – ASIC consultation paper: CP319 Securities lending disclosure
- 8 August – ASIC consultation paper: Market Integrity
- 7 August – Joint submission ASIC product intervention power
- 5 August – Terms of Reference Retirement Income Review
- 2 August – Joint submission Terms of Reference Retirement Income Review
- 30 July – ASIC consultation paper: Stub equity in control transactions
- 29 May – Letter template – raising the cap on share purchase plan
- 23 May – AICD Forward Governance Agenda
- 25 March – Treasury laws amendment (2019 petroleum resource rent reforms no.1) bill
- 20 March – Post-implementation review of the tax transparency code
- 20 March – Retirement income disclosure consultation
- 16 March – Inquiry into the Banking System Reform (Separation of Banks) Bill 2019
- 1 March – Simplifying, clarifying and enhancing the integrity and efficiency of the ASX listing rules
- 26 February – GRI – in support of tax transparency standards
2018
- 8 November ASA letter PIP DADO-Senate Economics Committee: non-suitable targets
- 2 November Inquiry into the Implications of Removing Refundable Franking Credits
- 15 October Joint submission PIP DADO-Senate Economics Committee
- 9 October Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into the implications of removing refundable franking credits
- 31 August The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Submission Consultation Papers 3-7 – Breakey and Sampford
(developed with input from members of ASIC’s Consumer Advisory Panel) - 16 August Joint submission PIP DADO Consumer – revised
- 20 August Shareholder resolutions: is there a case for change
- 26 July ALRC Inquiry into class action proceedings and third-party litigation funders
- 5 July ASX on corporate governance principles and recommendations: 4th edition, consultation draft
- 4 June Letters to Government and Opposition on the Proposal to remove tax refund of tax paid – franking credits
- 26 March ASA Letter on disclosure of participation in capital raisings
- 20 March Royal Commission into banking – IPO lockout
- 8 February Joint submission PIP DADO Consumer
2014-2017
2017
- 4 December – ASA Letter Standardised Disclosure Voting
- 6 October – ASA submission VLRC Access to justice
- 22 September – ASA submission draft legislation BEAR
- 18 August – supplementary submission to senate committee re: member email address
- 3 August – ASA submission to Treasury re: BEAR
- 18 July – ASA submission re: member email address
- 26 May – ASA submission to ASX re: reverse takeovers
- 21 April – Submission safe harbour insolvency laws
- 20 March – Submission on Increasing Transparency of the Beneficial Ownership of Companies
2016
- 21 – December Submission re: Qantas Sale Act
- 16 – December Submission to Treasury ASIC Industry funding model
- 7 July – ASA submission to ASIC – Disclosure of financial information in prospectuses
- 17 June – ASA submission to Treasury – Technology neutrality in distributing company meeting notices
- 27 May – ASA submission to Treasury – Improving bankruptcy and insolvency laws
- 30 March – ASA submission – Penalties for white collar crime
- 18 March – Submission to Senate Committee – Causes and consequences of the collapse of listed retailers
- 17 March – Letter to ASIC – HFT dark pools and short selling
2015
- 2 October – ASA submission to Treasury on ASIC Industry Funding Proposal
- 24 July – Joint letter to Tax White Paper Task Force
- 29 May – ASA submission to tax discussion paper task force
- 27 March – ASA final submission FSI
- 6 January – ASA submission to Corporations Legislations Amendment Bill 2014