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FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... while failing to take reasonable steps to ensure reports were factually accurate for an ASX-listed entity. BDO was the auditor of ASX-listed tech company Dubber Corporation, the holding company of a group of companies including Dubber. Just was the lead ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... by 50% to reflect uncertainty over the outlook for the business," WAM said in an investor update. In November, CTD said auditor Deloitte found "potential material adjustments" related to the European region and to revenue recognised in the financial ...

ASIC suspends MW Planning AFSL over missing responsible manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of MW Planning, a subsidiary of MWL Financial Group, after it failed to appoint a new responsible manager. The AFSL is suspended until 8 June 2026. ASIC said MW Planning failed to fulfil ...

ASIC issues $2.2m infringement notices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... and an additional 41 are in the process of lodging a financial report. It also contacted companies that had received an auditor breach for non-lodgement of financial reports. ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke said: "ASIC is concerned by the substantial ...

ASIC allows more forms to be lodged via email

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... shares 314 Notification of return of members of firm of auditors 315 Notification of resignation, removal or cessation of auditor 318 Notice of application to court to manage corporation 488 Application to change the review date of a company or registered ...

Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
The Shield Master Fund (SMF) is expected to make a distribution to victims by selling a large portion of its listed equities portfolio, according to liquidators Alvarez & Marsal. Keystone Asset Management, which is the responsible entity for the Shield ...

ASIC takes SMSF auditor to court for continuing work despite ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
ASIC has charged Kristian John Convery for acting as an SMSF auditor even after being permanently disqualified under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) by the regulator last year. ASIC said that Convery continued to act as an SMSF ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... year-end, followed by multiple occasions since 2012. The business also failed to notify ASIC of the appointment of a new auditor. As a result, ASIC believes LTT was likely to continue contravening its obligations under financial services laws. Under ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... exceeding 60 penalty units (at the relevant time, $12,600), ASIC explained. Failing to lodge financial statements and auditor's reports to ASIC are criminal offences under 989B(2) and s989B(3) of the Corporations Act 2001.