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RM Capital, SMSF Club to pay $925k over conflicted remuneration

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
The Federal Court has ordered licensee RM Capital to pay a $575,000 penalty and its authorised representative SMSF Club to pay $350,000 over conflicted remuneration breaches. The penalties follow ASIC succeeding in its case against RM Capital in 2024 ...

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The Federal Court has appointed receivers for the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton over allegations investor funds were gambled. Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT have been appointed ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... based on the policy tailwinds announced since April 2, namely US tax cuts, industrial policy investment incentives and the Federal Reserve joining the chorus of global central banks lowering interest rates," Chronis said. "Australia is insulated somewhat ...

AMP to pay $29m to settle class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... statutory duties to an estimated 100,000 clients. The AMP commissions and insurance class action was commenced in the Federal Court of Victoria against AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), Charter Financial Planning (Charter), Hillross Financial Services ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
ASIC has successfully introduced two instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation relating to reliefs for secondary distribution of eligible digital assets and the omnibus account structures for those that are classified as financial products. ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... liquidation proceeds, Diversa is referring them onto the government. Diversa is seeking financial assistance from the federal government under Part 23 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth). Diversa said it is currently in the process ...

ASIC takes action on Spice Capital Partners, founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... conduct contributed to the companies' failures and that a disqualification is justified. It is seeking an order from the Federal Court to disqualify Catsoulis from managing corporations.

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... its role in the collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member money was invested. In the Federal Court, ASIC put forth several allegations, starting with Diversa failing to conduct adequate due diligence before allowing ...

Women in Super announces new board line-up

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... by serious policy credentials. Her background includes senior communications leadership at the ACTU and roles advising federal ministers across the attorney-general, health and families portfolios. The second new director is Michelle Ingram, who brings ...

Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... pullback in the US market is driven by the waning optimism on the sustainability of the AI thematic and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Colosimo said the market is now questioning the AI play and if there are going to be economic returns to all the ...