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AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... relations. She also spent more than seven years with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including deputy commissioner (first assistant secretary), small business. "I'm motivated by AFCA's industry-wide impact and its use of data to strengthen ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... compliance team in response to the collapse of the two managed investment schemes. This includes hiring former ASIC commissioner Danielle Press as independent chair of its inaugural AFSL Governance Committee. Last November, ASIC commenced civil penalty ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... prevent or report fraud activities and just one in five offered dedicated contact for reporting. Commenting, ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said despite possessing a large sum of Australian retirement savings, super funds have been "slow to respond ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... capable hands under her leadership." Court was appointed deputy chair of ASIC in 2021. Before that, Court was an ACCC commissioner beginning in May 2008. She was reappointed for her second five-term in 2018. Court also served as a senior executive lawyer ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... CFDs and through our review we have helped put $40 million back in the pockets of more than 38,000 investors," ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said. "These are complex, high-risk products, where most investors face losses, and even profitable trades ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... impact of these other actions would be limited or rendered futile if the taxpayer left the country. ATO assistant commissioner Anita Challen issued a stern warning to those who have failed to meet their obligations. "Taxpayers with significant debts ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... urging them to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing their members to harm. The open letter, signed by ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, outlined ASIC's guidance for super trustees in preventing, detecting and responding to scams and ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... interested parties to execute the changes and has made amendments following the feedback provided. Commenting, ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke said: "Conflicts of interest aren't just ethical dilemmas. They pose real threats that erode trust ...

ASIC issues $2.2m infringement notices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... 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 number of companies that appear to have not met their obligations ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... reflect these protections and consider the specific circumstances and characteristics of the company. Commenting, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said whistleblowers play a crucial role in identifying and exposing misconduct in relation to the company. ...