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Ascent Investment mastermind cops 33 criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Michael Dunjey, the mastermind behind a $149 million alleged Ponzi scheme, has been charged with 33 criminal offences. On May 9, the Perth Magistrates Court charged Dunjey, the director of Ascent Investment and Coaching, with 23 counts of fraud under ...

Former financial adviser charged in alleged $160k super fraud case

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Former financial adviser Abdullah Popal has been charged with alleged fraud offences in Sydney's north-west, accused of hoodwinking five individuals out of over $160,000 from their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). A statement from Police NSW said ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
ASIC is again taking action against Macquarie Bank for "multiple and significant compliance failures" relating to its futures-dealing business and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting. The failures have been undetected for many years ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
An alarming number of licensees are spending less on compliance, a new survey from Holley Nethercote shows, but a slew of reforms slated within the next 18 months could catch them off guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Sequoia Financial Group has appointed Daryl Stout as head of licensee and adviser services, set to join the leadership team later this month. Stout will report directly to chief executive Garry Crole and will be responsible for growth, operational excellence ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brite Advisors after the now-defunct investment and pension firm failed to compensate a client, triggering a payout under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The regulator cancelled ...

ASIC streamlines AFSL applications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
The regulator launched a new digital portal for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) applications. From today, those wishing to gain an AFSL can use ASIC's new portal, integrated with the ASIC Regulatory Portal. It has a new interface and method ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Freshly re-elected Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the "immediate focus" of the government is tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is ...

ASIC bans unlicensed WA adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made an order to permanently ban former Western Australia based financial adviser Neville Kendrick. Kendrick has been banned from providing any financial services, performing any function ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Wholesale trading platform AUSIEX will acquire fixed income trading business FIIG Securities by the end of June 2025. The acquisition price has not been disclosed, but Financial Standard understands it has been described as "fair value". Financial Standard ...