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New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... will position itself locally as a premium online trading platform. It has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo offers a free online account and says an account can be opened in minutes. It differentiates itself from other ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Future Asset Management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... Future Asset Management International of its licence to operate. ASIC cancelled the firm's Australian financial services licence because it is in liquidation. Future AM International is the responsible entity for Future Asset Holding Fund, Future Conservation ...

ASIC provides licensing update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
ASIC has released its annual report on the number of Australian financial services licences (AFSLs) and Australian credit licences (ACLs) applied for and approved - revealing an increase in applications. The regulator revealed that between July 2020 ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... from charging service fees. The court said the bank also contravened its obligations as an Australian financial services licence holder by failing to have procedures and systems in place to ensure fee disclosure statements were provided in a timely manner. ...

ASIC cancels BBY licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by stockbroker BBY Limited, after suspending it in May 2015 for three years. BBY's AFSL will go until 31 March 2022 only for the purposes of giving clients access to ...

ASIC cancels AFSLs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licences (AFSL) of two providers for failing to lodge audited financial accounts and failing to maintain an AFCA membership. Victorian-based financial services provider and mortgage ...

ASIC to wind up PE Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... Fund. According to ASIC, PE Capital issued interests in the unregistered schemes without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) or a valid authorisation from an AFSL holder. The claim says PE Capital held itself out as being a corporate authorised ...

Proxy advisers under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Proposed new legislation will see proxy advisers forced to be much more transparent on how and why they vote on matters put to shareholders. The government is proposing to reform proxy voting by requiring superannuation funds to disclose more detailed ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... had breached the Corporations Act by operating a financial services business without an Australian Financial Services licence. The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit against Goldsky Asset Management and Grace in 2018 after ASIC ...

Time running out for claims licences

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... recent reforms, insurance claims handling and settling is now a service which requires an Australian financial services licence. Licences have been required since the start of 2021, but firms have until May 7 at the very latest to get their applications ...