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DigitalX to launch Bitcoin ETF on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... Bitcoin supply. Separately, DigitalX requested a trading halt on its shares today, pending an announcement about the Federal Court's decision on its summary judgement application in a case that involves former director Alex Karis.

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
iExtend has been granted an AFSL, after entering a court enforceable undertaking last year over concerns of unlicensed conduct. In November 2023, the life insurance startup entered a court enforceable undertaking after ASIC pinged it for possibly operating ...

Former director disqualified for breaching obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... unauthorised purposes to the detriment of the company and investees, ASIC said. Finally, he breached undertakings to the Federal Court in relation to the property of O'Corp Media, the regulator said. During this time, Clickthru has been known by a raft ...

Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... ensure a greater level of funding can be directly resourced with proceeds of regulatory fines, including those imposed by the court. Importantly, it said all reasonable steps should be taken to ensure levies charged on industry subsectors, like financial ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... basketball business of Total Sport & Entertainment and owns both the Sydney Kings and Sydney Flames teams. Away from the court, the family office is currently embroiled in a trademark battle with climate tech VC investment firm Wollemi Capital, led by ...

ASIC freezes assets of Melbourne based licensee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court freezing the assets of financial advice licensee United Global Capital and related property investment company Global Capital Property Fund ...

New NALE rules, AFCA's super powers passed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... an annuity policy that is deemed unfair or unreasonable. AFCA's remit has now been expanded on the back of a Federal Court ruling in a MetLife case whereby the super complaint did not meet the definitions of section 1053 and thus was outside of AFCA's ...

Former AMP advice lead sues The Australian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... the Hayne Royal Commission into banking and financial services. According to the Statement of Claim - filed in the Federal Court and seen by Financial Standard - Regan claims the article implied he had personally admitted to misleading ASIC over charging ...

Ascot Securities hit with infringement notice for 'serious failures'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... significant deficiencies in Ascot's compliance with these requirements over a significant period," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. The MDP deemed Ascot's entry of and failure to report suspicious orders as serious, attributing it to a broader failure ...

Court freezes assets of Keystone AM managed fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court to freeze the assets of the Shield Master Fund (Shield), a registered managed fund overseen by Keystone Asset Management. ASIC said it sought ...