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ASIC secures court orders against questionable investment scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASIC has secured interim asset preservation and travel restraint orders against Star Investment Group Australia (SIGA) and Gondal Holdings, and the director of both entities Ijaz Ahmad, following investigations into its managed investment scheme. ASIC ...

Sequoia plots potential restructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... currently seeking a buyer for after a failed transaction to offload the business to Conquest Investment Management in March. ASIC withdre w legal proceedings against Sequoia after it entered an undertaking not to put the Cross Deed of Guarantee at risk ...

Paul Chiodo sues Shield-linked City Built, director for $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... 29 Queens Road in Melbourne. Chiodo is also the director and co-founder of CF Capital, the investment manager of Shield. ASIC recently took further action on Chiodo, this time for spruiking another property investment that raised $1.54 million from five ...

ASIC extends wholesale markets pact with FMSB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
ASIC has extended its cooperation with the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) for another three years, continuing a partnership focused on the development of global standards for fair and effective wholesale financing markets. The extension will ...

Stay up to date with regulatory compliance at the FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... CSLR, as well as other announcements from assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino last month, in a discussion between himself, ASIC senior executive leader Leah Sciacca, and FAAA policy and advocacy consultant Andrea Forbes. "We certainly expect to see an ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
My Dealer Services (MDS) has called on Treasury to assess the Financial Services Council's (FSC) latest proposal to lift levies paid by licensees to ASIC, which it describes as an "attack" on small licensees. MDS has written to the Treasury to intervene ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... three schemes included the Global Diversified Alpha Fund, Global All Seasons Fund and Global Multi-Strategy Fund. Last year, ASIC started an investigation into Australian Fiduciaries on concerns of inadequate management of conflicts of interest, the ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... reduces the disallowance period of the CSLR special levy instruments while retaining parliamentary oversight. Currently, ASIC does not collect special levies until the 15 sitting day disallowance period has expired, due to the risks of invoicing entities ...

Investors price more risk into listed private credit trusts: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... are probably going to be more linked directly to some of the issues that have been reported in relation to those funds." ASIC has been scrutinising Australia's private credit sector, calling on funds to ensure their asset valuations are current ...

Former adviser charged further on dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... representations regarding potential future share valuations, earnings and dividends as part of purported plans to float PWM on the ASX. ASIC alleges Cuthbertson continued to make the representation to investors after they acquired shares in PWM between ...