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BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... without an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). It was also found to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by making several false and misleading representations about the Qoin Wallet product. ASIC referenced that the ability of Qoin ...

AWAG partners to form $240m wealth business, names principal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... representative count to 80 across Australia last month. In October, AWAG acquired a 20% stake in First Mutual, as it continues to conduct due diligence on similar opportunities among several boutique licensees and other business investments to expand ...

AI, operational failures key regulatory risks for ASIC in 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... for people unfamiliar with financial services. This increases potential for unlicensed advice to be provided, misleading conduct, and the exploitation of unclear regulatory boundaries, ASIC noted. "Where a business is currently legitimately unregulated ...

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... bond issuance comes after the ANZ bond scandal, which saw the major bank pay an $80 million penalty for unconscionable conduct relating to services provided to the government during a syndicated bond issuance, and a $50 million penalty for incorrectly ...

NGS Super appoints Robeco to manage two new mandates

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
NGS Super has appointed Robeco to manage a Government Bond Sustainable Enhanced Indexing mandate and an Emerging Markets Enhanced Indexing mandate. Specialising in quantitative and sustainable investing, Robeco is experienced in offering enhanced indexing ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global trade could prove more resilient than expected despite growth in economic nationalism and increasing tariffs, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. After conducting new scenario analysis, BCG offered four possible models for the future of global ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Ahead of Christmas, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings against BDO Audit (WA) and its director Dean Just alleging it made misleading statements, while failing to take reasonable steps to ensure reports were factually accurate for an ASX-listed ...

Diversa hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... of the First Guardian Master Fund, in which $300 million of member money was invested. ASIC alleges Diversa failed to conduct adequate due diligence before allowing its members to invest and failed to conduct adequate ongoing monitoring. Diversa said ...

Macquarie Securities to pay $35m for misleading data reporting

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... said. "It's essential for public transparency, market integrity and trust in our system." In addition to the misleading conduct, MSAL has also admitted it failed to have appropriate supervisory policies and procedures, lacked maintenance of necessary ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... years at the fund. Delaney is set to leave the fund on 30 June 2026. Until then, the nation's largest super fund will conduct a global search for his replacement. AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder said Delaney has made a significant contribution ...