ASIC has banned the former CEO of Lighthouse Partners from providing financial services for 10 years after failing to report fees-for-no-service conduct, the second indiv...
The corporate regulator enacted a 50 per cent increase in the number of investigations and a 20 per cent increase in civil enforcement proceedings....
In the wake of a high-profile interim stop order, product downgrades and ASIC’s increasingly watchful eye, Freshwater Wealth founder Roger Perrett has suggested the shine...
ASIC has enacted civil penalty proceedings against Fiducian Investment Management Services alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleadi...
Licensees have been urged by ASIC to ensure their advisers’ FAR records are updated, as ASIC’s latest estimates find more than 3,000 advisers could be unable to provide a...
ASIC has clarified the outcome of whether it will “name and shame” AFSLs over their reportable situations and internal dispute regimes following feedback from industry st...
Macquarie’s $321 million remediation package will provide welcome relief for investors after a “difficult and challenging” experience, according to the FAAA’s Phil Anders...
A former financial adviser who stole $4.4 million from his family and friends to feed gambling debts has been permanently banned by ASIC....
Less than one week after imposing an interim stop order on the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund, the order has been lifted after the firm made improvements to its target m...
Macquarie Investment Management is to fully remediate all of its superannuation fund members the entirety of what they had invested in the Shield Master Fund, totalling $...
Retail investment into private credit funds could surpass that of sophisticated investors, according to ASIC, but the regulator admits it is unsure how and where these in...
Three managed investment schemes have received interim stop orders from ASIC following its private credit review, including two run by La Trobe Financial Asset Management...
ASIC chair Joe Longo has announced he will step down at the end of his term, departing the corporate regulator in May 2026....
Digital advice tools are on the rise, but licensees will need to ensure they still meet adviser obligations or potentially risk a class action if clients lose money from ...
The Federal Court has ordered the freezing of assets and the appointment of receivers to two entities linked to Australian Fiduciaries, ASIC’s latest move in an ongoing i...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...