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New chair for iExtend

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The founder of The Sentient Group and AMP's private capital business has been appointed chair of life insurer iExtend. Peter Cassidy is taking on the role. Cassidy established AMP's private capital business in 1993, managing investment funds across ...

Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The former director of Reiwa-Capital is facing possible jail time and a hefty fine after he convinced people to hand over more than $400,000 for the purpose of investing before spending it all elsewhere and paying back just 1% of the total to investors. ...

Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... stealing. He was later charged with 36 counts in total and, upon being found guilty, was sentenced to five years in prison. Now, ASIC has made two orders permanently banning him; under the Corporations Act and National Consumer Protection Act, ASIC can ...

Crypto fintech needed AFSL, court says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
ASIC has had its first court win in relation to cryptocurrency, with fintech Block Earner found to have offered a financial product to retail investors without a licence. However, it was a mixed outcome for the regulator, with another allegation quashed. ...

IPO Capital clients receive payments from Mayfair 101

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Close to four years on from ASIC's first action against Mayfair 101, the group has resumed interest payments to lenders in IPO Capital. Payments for the December quarter have been made in full to more than 12 lenders after waiting for the group's liquidity ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
ASIC has issued its final reminder to the 757 financial advisers who have yet to register with the corporate regulator. As of February 6, ASIC counted many relevant providers who have outstanding registrations. They have until February 16 to get cracking ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders against Keystone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... the Shield Master Fund due to concerns about misleading statements and inadequate disclosures in the fund's documentation. ASIC issued interim stop orders against Keystone Asset Management, saying it cannot offer, issue, sell or transfer interests in ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
The Federal Court has ordered Brite Advisors (Brite) to be wound up on just and equitable grounds following an application by ASIC. At a hearing yesterday, the Court appointed Linda Smith and Robert Kirman of McGrath Nicol as liquidators to Brite and ...

SMSF scammers charged with criminal offences

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... July 2021 under various names. The website operators used two legitimate AFS Licences without their knowledge or consent. ASIC did not name the holders of the AFSLs. Cullia, who hails from Southbank, Victoria, was charged with conspiracy to defraud on ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... fund (SMSF), and to roll over their existing superannuation into the SMSF and invest it with his company. In October 2021, ASIC secured court orders against Hala prohibiting him from disposing of, dealing with, or reducing certain assets. Additionally ...