Financial services class actions are firmly back on the agenda after a ‘brief reprieve’ in recent years, reporting a 69 per cent rise in 2023, with crypto and ESG matters...
The corporate regulator has handed down a permanent ban to the director of a crypto fund, whom it deemed to lack “integrity, trustworthiness and judgement”....
ASIC now has a 1:1 ratio when it comes to court success in the enforcement of crypto activities and more action is expected as Treasury seeks to introduce a regulatory fr...
The regulator has lost a case against Finder regarding crypto products in the Federal Court, with the comparison site stating that “innovation always moves faster than re...
Over $1 billion in inflows went into international equity ETFs with two funds receiving over $150 million each in February, according to Betashares. ...
The Federal Court has made one of its first decisions on the application of financial services law regarding crypto assets for fintech company Block Earner....
Multiple asset managers including Fidelity and VanEck will now be able to list and trade their spot bitcoin ETFs following the approval of the vehicle by the US Securitie...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission may have approved Bitcoin ETFs, but financial advisers in Australia will still face restrictions on advising on them....
The government has opened a consultation to increase regulation for digital asset and crypto platforms via holding an AFSL, including for those who give advice or promote...
ASIC has handed over a $53,280 infringement notice to fintech company Bobbob over concerns of potentially misleading some 700 customers to invest $1.6 million in its cryp...
A Sydney man permanently banned by ASIC and jailed for a Ponzi scheme allegedly duped former NRL player Jarryd Hayne out of $780,000 while the pair were in jail together....
According to Investment Trends, almost two million Australians have been exposed to cryptocurrency, with 1.56 million continuing to hold the digital asset....
ASIC has increased the number of staff dedicated to cryptocurrency, despite it being unregulated, as high-profile collapses like FTX highlight the dangers of the asset cl...
It is important to ensure that technology does not drive the regulation of crypto assets or compliance could be difficult to achieve, according to the Australian Law Refo...
ASIC has sought to freeze the assets of Ashley Vincent Arandez who is alleged to have obtained $2.5 million from investors by suggesting their funds would be invested in ...
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...