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ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning about share sale fraud after a spike in reports of stolen shares due to identify theft. ASIC said it has conducted an industry review and provided updated guidance for ...

DomaCom Fund names new RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
The DomaCom Fund has appointed Assetora as its new responsible entity (RE), replacing Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC). DomaCom Fund unitholders voted in favour of Assetora becoming the new RE with a 56% support rate as opposed to appointing BrickX ...

Msquared Capital secures $150m warehouse facility with Australian bank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... a registered fund, whose mandate doesn't permit investments in construction, rural or vacant land, and specialised securities. As of April 30, the fund held 43 investments with a weighted average Loan-to-Value Ratio of 56.16%.

ASX offloads interest in Digital Asset

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has sold its shareholding in Digital Asset Holdings, the firm it partnered with in 2016 to build the doomed CHESS replacement. The sale price is approximately $57 million, with a pre-tax gain of about $42 million ...

Bentham adds to distribution team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Bentham Asset Management has expanded its distribution capabilities with the appointment of René Tetteroo as senior distribution manager and Joshua Poia as business development manager. The strategic hires come as Bentham continues to see heightened ...

ASIC puts 18 finfluencers on notice amid global campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... more than one million followers to request they remove posts from their social media accounts. Meanwhile, Canada's BC Securities Commission issued 74 letters to YouTubers and others from around the world who promoted listed companies in British Columbia ...

ASIC shrinks IPO timetable to boost listings

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... has enabled a shorter initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible entities seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). During the trial, ASIC will "informally" review eligible documents two weeks prior to public lodgement, which ...

ETF Shares to bolster sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... international experience from roles at Franklin Templeton and Schroders in London before moving to Australia. He joined ETF Securities in 2021 asa portfolio manager, working alongside investment strategist David Tuckwell, who has since joined ETF Shares ...

Touchstone closes flagship fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 2% p.a. over a rolling five-year period, investing in 15 to 25 securities. It required an initial investment minimum of $25,000. According to Morningstar, the fund had $13.9 million in assets and generated ...

ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... distribution platform for companies." If the court finds that Choosi contravened ss 12DB and 12DF of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, it could pay $16.5 million for a single contravention.