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Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... aware of speculative, high-risk derivatives known as perpetual futures, or perps, being offered to Australian retail investors," an ASIC spokesperson said. "Businesses offering derivatives, including perps, will generally require an AFSL. "ASIC takes ...

ASIC suspends AFSL of GFA Capital Markets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... license." In January 2026, ASIC announced it had secured the return of nearly $40 million to more than 38,000 retail investors and driven substantial compliance improvement across Australia's CFD sector following a whole of industry review. ASIC's CFD ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... said. "The sentence demonstrates the egregiousness of his misconduct." She added conduct of this nature "puts retail investors at serious risk and undermines trust in Australia's financial system," adding ASIC would continue pursuing those responsibilities ...

Crypto traders surge, Swyftx expands into mainstream assets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... happening in markets like the US and the momentum is growing," Yuen said. The Brisbane-based exchange said eligible retail investors will be able to trade around 100 cryptocurrency CFDs alongside gold, silver, crude oil, the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and individual ...

Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... has evolved significantly over the past decade. Advisers are supporting increasingly diverse client needs, from retail investors through to high-net-worth families and not-for-profits, requiring highly personalised investment solutions," Shahien said. ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According to the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), perps are leveraged derivatives with no fixed expiry ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... were ultimately invested, as well as a lack of regular valuation checks of its schemes. ASIC believes around 600 retail investors had invested approximately $160 million into managed investment schemes run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020 ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... investing behind," Ng said. Educating the retail world Private equity has always been a hard asset class for retail investors to access due to the size of the deals. There are some fund-of-fund opportunities for wholesale and retail investors in Australia ...

ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... January its review of the CFD industry has resulted in almost $40 million being returned to more then 38,000 retail investors, alongside significant compliance improvements across the sector. According to ASIC, the review led to stronger target market ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... investment scams, particularly those exploiting trusted brands or purporting to offer fixed-income or bond products to retail investors."