Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Commission overview
Formed	1 July 1998 (1998-07-01)
Preceding agencies	National Companies and Securities Commission Corporate Affairs offices in the states and territories
Dissolved	Australian Securities Commission
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales
Employees	1,656 (2018–19)[1]
Minister responsible	Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
Commission executive	Joseph Longo, Chair
Parent department	Treasury
Website	asic.gov.au

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent commission of the Australian Government tasked as the national corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to regulate company and financial services and enforce laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors.^[2] ASIC, which reports to the Treasurer, was established on 1 July 1998 following recommendations from the Wallis Inquiry.