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Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The government is inviting industry feedback on its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the ...

Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
The Federal Court has disqualified Queensland-based director David Hodgson from managing corporations for five years and permanently restrained him from engaging in financial services without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). This comes ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
ASIC has granted class relief for intermediaries engaging in the secondary distribution of a stablecoin issued by a licensed issuer. Unlike commonly known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, a stablecoin, where some are considered a financial product under ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... proactive steps to protect their members. Just days before the credential stuffing attacks, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) told Financial Standard how it had taken to surfing the dark web for members' stolen data. By notifying members ...

360 Capital receives takeover offer from TT Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
The ASX-listed investment manager 360 Capital Group (ASX: TGP) is considering an off-market takeover bid from TT Investments for all its securities at $0.30 cash per stapled security. Acting on behalf of TT Investments, K&L Gates has this morning disclosed ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Receivers appointed to two Australian Fiduciaries entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Receivers have been appointed to two related entities of Australian Fiduciaries following a Federal Court hearing this week. About $167 million is tied up currently, belonging to about 600 investors who placed their retirement savings in the Global ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... were Australian Retirement Trust, Future Fund, Aware Super, UniSuper, Hostplus, Cbus, Rest, HESTA, Commonwealth Super Corporation, GESB, State Super, Super SA, ESSSuper, Equip Super and Brighter Super. The Asia Pacific region represented 25.5% share ...

ASIC lands special leave against Block Earner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
ASIC is persevering in its crusade against Block Earner with the Federal Court granting a special leave to appeal an April decision that found that an AFSL was not necessary to offer a fixed-yield digital asset-related product. ASIC said its appeal ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Equity Trustees (EQT) vows to defend itself against ASIC's lawsuit alleging it failed superannuation trustee duties over the collapse of the Shield Master Fund, as details emerge of how one of its analysts red flagged the product but was allegedly ...