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ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... was noted in consultation paper 381 (CP381). CP 381 proposed a range of updates to provide greater clarity about the current law, including adding practical examples of how the current financial product definitions apply to digital assets and related ...

ASIC sets sights on 140 advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... already acted against, many have lodged an appeal, which she said has added to the regulator's workload. "Our administrative law team is now having to fight multiple different matters in the Administrative Review Tribunal as well," she said. ASIC chair ...

Aura Group explores ASX listing, appoints advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... within the next 12-24 months and has appointed Morgans Corporate and E&P Capital to advise on it. Steinepreis Paganin and BTP Law will provide legal counsel, and Crowe will advise on audit and tax as Aura undertakes a pre-IPO capital raise to add to ...

Former staffer sues ASX, Lofthouse over bullying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... the CHESS system. He alleges the ASX did not have the resources for critical technology projects and that it breached the law requiring it to do so to ensure the smooth operation of the share market. Halstead had been with the ASX for more than 15 years ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... tax orthodoxy and principle, and the government should amend the bill accordingly. "A fundamental tenet of Australian tax law is that income and gains should only be taxed once they've been earned or realised," Chen said. "This measure would tax ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... across these matters are the largest announced by ASIC against one entity and reflect the seriousness and number of breaches of law, the vulnerable position that ANZ put its customers in and the repeated failures to rectify crucial issues." Retail matters ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... markets... Put simply, we're greedy; we want the best of both worlds for the economy," she said. "But at ASIC, we're required by law to strive to promote confident and informed participation... If you think about public markets, one reason we worry about ...

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
AMP has settled a class action brought against N.M. Superannuation, AMP Superannuation and AMP Services, agreeing to pay $120 million. The class action was brought on behalf of superannuation clients and their beneficiaries for the period of July 2008 ...

Binance, Franklin Templeton in digital asset partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Sandy Kaul, head of innovation at Franklin Templeton. US President Donald Trump recently signed the first major cryptocurrency law to build regulations around stablecoins, which is deemed to push the mainstream adoption of the asset class. As investors ...