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Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... last year, concluding it was not going to be in the best interests of TelstraSuper members. AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payments In February, AustralianSuper was investigated by ASIC over delays in paying out death benefits ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... activities; they were core responsibilities." "That RM Capital took this passive approach even in the face of an ASIC investigation, an adverse liability judgment, and an approaching penalty hearing, suggests that from the point of view of specific deterrence ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... penalty to ensure members are remediated quickly, and in recognition of Netwealth's cooperation. "ASIC's investigation will ensure Netwealth restores these members to the position they were in before they saw their savings eroded," ASIC deputy ...

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... to withdraw a further $250,000 from the bank accounts, subject to the freezing orders, to cover legal costs. The investigation is continuing, and the next hearing will take place on 10 April 2026. Last month, ASIC's investigation indicated that the funds ...

ASIC issues $2.2m infringement notices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... reporting obligations, for all companies that have paid the notice but still have outstanding financial reports, ASIC's investigation remains open. O'Rourke said: "ASIC intends to undertake further surveillance work relating to the compliance by large ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... compensation for member losses suffered in respect of First Guardian. Diversa said it has "fully cooperated with ASIC's investigation and will be vigorously defending ASIC's claim." However, Diversa believes that First Guardian losses "have resulted ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... on their whistleblower program in the past year. ASIC also observed large differences in substantiation rates and investigation timeframes between companies. In average, it takes 49 days to complete an investigation, while only 24% of in-scope disclosures ...

Morningstar widens private credit coverage, kicks off with Metrics

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... review it," Olsen said. There has been a heightened scrutiny by regulators into the asset class, with ASIC's recent investigation revealing that private credit fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state ...

ASIC accuses ALAMMC Group directors of contempt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... application seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against McWilliams and Fullarton. In 2021, ASIC commenced an investigation into those entities after concerns were raised regarding McWilliams' provision of financial services and use of ...

Clime shutters two funds, offloads retail book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Clime Investment Management is shuttering two funds, one of which is under an ASIC investigation, and will offload its retail client book for $1.65 million to an undisclosed financial advice practice. At the annual general meeting last week, Clime chair ...