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Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... investor funds for personal use, including the purchase of property and a motorhome in his name. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the misconduct and the damage caused to the investors. "Arandez betrayed the ...

TelstraSuper did fall foul of IDR obligations: Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026

... compliance with mandatory internal dispute resolution standards is not optional, but a legal obligation," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Financial service providers must invest in robust systems and devote adequate resources to ensure complaints ...

Macquarie broke law by not putting Shield on watch list, says court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026

... In this case, those steps could and should have triggered closer scrutiny of these investments," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Following ASIC's investigation, Macquarie paid members quickly, providing them certainty by returning them to the position ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

... behaviour. "The figures point to an increase in concerns being raised about corporate governance issues," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "They underscore ASIC's enforcement priorities, which include tackling governance and directors' duties failures ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

... both scale and sophistication, and inadequate controls put clients and companies at real risk," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "ASIC expects financial services licensees to be on the front foot every day to protect their clients. FIIG wasn't - and ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026

... Treasurer has appointed a new chair to replace Joe Longo who will serve a period of five years starting on June 1. Sarah Court has been promoted to the top role after serving as deputy chair. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said the Albanese Government will recommend ...

Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026

... and said such improvements "make it less likely that another similar contravention will occur". ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court commented there is no value to investors if product issuers develop a TMD for a product but fail to take steps to ensure that ...

'Gross breach of trust': Former adviser sentenced to six years imprisonment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026

... age of 60 who were defrauded $500,000 and another man over the age of 60 who had $150,000 stolen. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "Torre betrayed the trust of his clients and left many of them financially devastated." "The sentence imposed by the ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026

... misstated, and the audits were not in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards. Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said BDO and Just acted "outside" of the auditing standards. "Confidence and trust are fundamental to the role of company ...

RM Capital, SMSF Club to pay $925k over conflicted remuneration

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025

... Corporations Act by failing to take reasonable steps to ensure SMSF Club did not accept the payments. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "The court's judgment reflects RM Capital's systemic failure to uphold important consumer protection safeguards ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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