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Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... comparability and informed decision-making by investors. While related party transactions are not inherently problematic, ASIC said, they can be a source of potential misconduct and have adverse outcomes for market efficiency and investor fairness. Boutique ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Equity Trustees Superannuation (ETSL), alleging failures in care, skill and diligence concerning the decision to allow members to invest in the First Guardian Master Fund. This ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Financial advisers grapple finding a meaningful place for private credit in portfolios as investment experts urge them to carefully consider the risks of making it part of the defensive allocation. The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
ASIC is furthering its simplification work, focusing on the development of sector-based regulatory roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will target the flow of retail investor money into high-risk managed investment schemes (MIS), the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard this morning, flagging how regulators will ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... under Australia's new climate disclosure regime. In early observations released ahead of the 30 June 2026 reporting season, ASIC said the overall standard of climate related reporting has improved significantly compared to previous voluntary disclosures ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
InterPrac Financial Planning is taking action against a former client and victim of the First Guardian Master Fund collapse for an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination it is vehemently contesting. The new proceeding comes off ...

Sequoia delays dividend amid InterPrac sale uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... of the agreement by the seller," the Sequoia board said. "The next case management hearing is scheduled for 29 May 2026. ASIC has subsequently requested the parties confirm the status of the agreement by 18 May 2026 or otherwise seek declarations from ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... 27 November 2028, taking into account the earlier non-registration period between 7 December 2023 and 2 May 2024. In ART, ASIC argued Rogers' evidence under cross-examination suggested that he likely understood the problems with the model but turned ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... (SMSF) into investment products he controlled. Investors were promised fixed returns of up to 300% after three years. However, ASIC said Arandez had not been licensed or authorised to provide financial services from June 2019 onwards, with many of the ...