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Chris Marco sentenced to prison over $34m fraud

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025

... aiding fraud in 2023 for her involvement, but was acquitted of all charges last month. Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the sentence puts an end to "one of the most serious" frauds ASIC has ever investigated. "The sentence handed down by ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025

... gatekeepers, and when they fail in their duties, the consequences for investors can be severe," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. The AFCA membership of UGC has been temporarily reinstated so that impacted investors can make complaints through until ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... services law," ASIC said. The banning order took effect from 25 August 2025. Last month, ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... demonise all financial advisers. There's a lot of blame to go around here," Longo says. However, deputy commissioner Sarah Court did note that around 140 advisers are on an internal list at ASIC that have either had action brought against them, are ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025

... and procedures that applied to logging, investigating, managing and responding to those concerns. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said responsible entities are responsible for the governance of investor funds and, as such, must have proper processes, procedures ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025

... members' retirement savings after they used Macquarie's platform to invest their super in Shield," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Many members thought their funds were safe when they used Macquarie's super platform to invest in Shield ...

Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025

... court to have been operating unlawfully in Australia while unregistered for more than six years. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "This type of misconduct undermines trust and confidence in Australia's financial services." "Firms dealing in financial ...

ASIC sets sights on 140 advisers

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025

ASIC deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee this morning that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching misconduct relating or similar to Shield and First Guardian. "We had ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025

... guilty verdicts mark the end of a sorry chapter that many of Marco's investors would rather forget," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "This result delivers justice to investors who Marco defrauded and speaks to ASIC's painstaking investigation into ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025

... in November last year, after pleading guilty to two counts of making false documents. Commenting, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the sentence displays ASIC's ongoing efforts to stamp out misconduct. "Mr Trevillian failed to fulfil his legal obligations ...

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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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