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Private credit under fire again, widespread failings persist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2026
... to institutional and rich investors. Given the scale private credit has reached, ASIC is worried the harm to retail investors and superannuation funds has the potential to "damage general market confidence and cause harm to sectors of firms and consumers." ...

ASIC halts two private credit funds over PDS, Bathla disclosure concerns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2026
... taking further action as appropriate. One of our main concerns is to understand the extent to which there are retail investors affected," Constant said. "ASIC will continue its broader scrutiny of private credit and will continue to step up our actions. ...

ASIC raises red flags on prediction markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
ASIC chair Sarah Court has warned retail investors to be wary of "highly speculative" prediction markets, likening them to betting. Court said prediction market contracts "have all the features of a bet" and that the regulator believes they are not ...

ASIC issues another stop order for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... and mortgages secured over Australian real property in Tasmania. ASIC said it made the interim order to protect retail investors from acquiring products under a product disclosure statement (PDS) that may be defective and not worded and presented in ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... "aware of speculative, high-risk derivatives known as perpetual futures, or perps, being offered to Australian retail investors." Coinbase recently began offering perps to local wholesale investors, with three different options ranging from cryptocurrency ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... ongoing work to address risks in private credit. "Where ASIC identifies concerns that products may be reaching retail investors they were not designed for, we will use our regulatory tools to act swiftly to intervene early, disrupt poor practices and ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... the complex, leveraged products. The regulator is seeking industry feedback on amendments intended to ensure retail investors receive consistent protection, including where CFDs are settled through digital assets rather than cash. The existing order ...

ASIC issues more stop orders amid private credit crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... Capital Fund, ASCF Select Income Fund, and ASCF High Yield Fund. ASIC said it made the interim order to protect retail investors from acquiring products under a PDS that may be "defective and not worded and presented in a clear, concise, and effective ...

ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... representative of Interprac Financial Planning between 17 June 2016 and 31 December 2021 and provided financial advice to retail investors through Venture Egg. The regulator alleges Saad's entities, Atlas Marketing and United Capital, received about ...

APAC to lead in digital asset investment: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... five (79%) identifying institutional investors as main client base, compared with 45% targeting digitally native retail investors. "As digital asset markets mature, long-term success will depend not on speed, but on resilience, interoperability, compliance ...
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