ASIC

Funds management

Big Four bank ANZ has been penalised $25 million for failing to provide certain benefits it had agreed to give to customers and over $211 million will be remediated to af...

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Funds management

The largest-ever penalty for breaches of Market Integrity Rules has been handed down by the Federal Court to Commonwealth Securities and Australian Investment Exchange. ...

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Funds management

ASIC has made an interim stop order preventing offering or distribution of Westlawn Income fund because of a non-compliant target market determination....

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Financial planning

A rule change regarding breach reporting has left advisers confused why they are receiving warning letters....

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Funds management

ASIC has made interim stop orders against three crypto funds from Holon Investments Australia....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator saw over $2 million in criminal penalties in 2021/22, up from $151,000 in the previous year....

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Financial planning

Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed to update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register (FA...

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Financial planning

Almost 500 AFS licensees received communication from ASIC earlier this year because they had failed update their ceased advisers on the Financial Advisers Register....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has detailed the poor conduct that led to a Queensland director being banned earlier this week....

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Financial planning

A Queensland financial adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC for lacking honesty, integrity and professionalism in his conduct....

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Policy & Regulation

Chairs of Australia’s financial regulators have told the House of Representatives economics committee of their focuses for the year ahead including cryptocurrency and gre...

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People & Products

A class action is being prepared against IG Markets on behalf of thousands of investors who lost an estimated $800 million trading contracts for difference. ...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has banned a Sydney director for three years after he tried to approach determinations by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, including for inappropriate ...

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Funds management

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 Group to overturn the findings of misleading or deceptive advertising and a $30 million penalty....

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has made an interim stop order on a fund investing in shopping centres because of a non-compliant target market determination....

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