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ASIC cancels AFS licence of Global Funding Partners Pty Ltd
ASIC permanently bans Adelaide mortgage broker and cancels company’s credit licence
Term of imprisonment imposed on former Sydney financial adviser
ASIC makes product intervention orders for short term credit and continuing credit contracts
OTC derivatives provider Sirius Financial Markets surrenders licence, former executives handed eight-year bans
Griffin Coal convicted of breaching financial reporting and company officer obligations
Construction industry director drops appeal against four-year banning
Banned individual Nizi Bhandari charged with unlicensed advice and dishonesty offences
ASIC acts against eight SMSF auditors
Court finds Select AFSL and its agents acted unconscionably: Royal Commission case study
Court finds Select AFSL and its agents acted unconscionably when selling insurance products
ASIC helps credit providers protect victims of family violence
ASIC issues civil penalty proceedings against wholesale licensee Lanterne Fund Services for risk and compliance failures
Two individuals, including former ATO employee, appear in court as part of joint ACLEI investigation
ASIC releases guidance for superannuation calculators and retirement estimates
ASIC to communicate negative audit review findings to directors
ASIC suspends AFS licence of ISG Financial Services Limited
ASIC cancels AFS licence of Quattro Management Pty Limited
Disciplinary committee decision – Nicholas Crouch
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited convicted and fined for failing to lodge financial reports
ASIC bans Melbourne based adviser David Ruthenberg for three years
ASIC consults on remaking class order on financial requirements for retail OTC derivative issuers
ASIC sues Mercer Financial Advice for misleading customers about fees for no service and fee disclosure statement failures
ASIC disqualifies construction industry director for five years
ASIC disqualifies former restaurant director for four years
ASIC encourages submissions to International Sustainability Standards Board consultation on global baseline climate
ASIC bans NSW credit representative for five years
ASIC calls on industry to continue to improve resilience during market outages
ASIC wins appeal on Cigno and BHF Solutions Federal Court decision
ASIC obtains orders to freeze funds and assets of Ashley Arandez and companies
Adelaide financial adviser charged with seven counts of falsifying company books
ASIC warns super trustees to be transparent in their underperformance communications to members
ASIC calls for better disclosure of business risks and asset values following financial reports review
ASIC releases new and updated guidance for corporate collective investment vehicles
Anthony Torre charged with stealing and fraud
Squirrel Super to pay $55,000 penalty for false and misleading marketing
Caloundra man sentenced for insider trading
Former Queensland financial adviser convicted for breaching ASIC banning order
Court of Appeal orders retrial for Ben Jayaweera
ASIC reduces administrative burden for authorised representatives appointing claims handling staff
ASIC charges three former Remedy Housing personnel for involvement in alleged mortgage scam
Allianz and AWP plead guilty to charges for making false statements about travel insurance
Avanteos Investments penalised $1.7 million for defective disclosure statements
ASIC remakes relief on PDSs, superannuation dashboards and FSGs
How to avoid ‘greenwashing’ for superannuation and managed funds
Benjamin Heath Cooper pleads guilty to market manipulation
ASIC releases Information Sheet on warnings and reprimands given to financial advisers
Court freezes funds and assets of Sasha Hopkins, Team Property Group