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RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

ASIC proposes cash equity clearing and settlement rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... responsibilities for the four CS facilities in the ASX Group: two central counterparties - ASX Clear Pty Ltd and ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Ltd - and two securities settlement facilities - ASX Settlement Pty Ltd and Austraclear Limited.

Rogue Sequoia shareholders slapped with orders

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
The Takeovers Panel has slapped a series of orders on Sequoia Financial Group shareholders who attempted to overthrow the leadership. The panel handed down several restrictions on the rogue shareholders and their associated entities that have substantial ...

Brisbane financial adviser has assets frozen

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
ASIC has instigated "urgent proceedings" in the Federal Court against Brisbane financial adviser Sunny Prakash and his many associated companies. The corporate regulator is investigating Prakash and his "related companies" - Principal Financial Services ...

ASIC bans former risk adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... is not a fit and proper person to perform the roles. Previously, Durant was the sole director of Assurance Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (Assurance Corp). Both Durant and Assurance Corp were authorised representatives of Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Limited ...

Diverger aims to increase profits via scalability

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
Diverger's net profit after tax dropped by 24% to $2.83 million in FY23 on the back of mergers and acquisitions - something it will continue to pursue. Reporting to the ASX, Diverger announced the completion of four acquisitions and projected collectively ...

ASIC sues debt management firm, director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... never even passed on to their creditors. ASIC has commenced proceedings in the federal court against Bakken Holdings Pty Ltd (Bakken), an operator of the debt management business Solve My Debt Now, following concerns of substantial consumer harm. It ...

Former director pleads guilty to super misuse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
Mudasir Mohammed Naseeruddin has pleaded guilty to misconduct charges after he encouraged investors to move their super into a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to lend those funds to his two companies. Naseeruddin admitted guilt to two charges ...

ASIC permanently bans former financial adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer has been banned by the regulator after he was convicted of using the Netwealth platform to access client accounts and make unauthorised transactions. In May 2020, Wertheimer made 48 unauthorised transactions ...

Director banned for eight years

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... investors in the event RES cannot recover the funds elsewhere. "Mr Fox, a former director of Urban Recycling Solutions Pty Ltd ("URS"), was heavily involved in the management of a project associated with the development and manufacture of Plazrok - an ...