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Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... generally apply, the statement read. Providers of the new financial products will be required to hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), subject to general requirement to provide their services efficiently, honestly and fairly, while prohibiting ...

Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... corporations for five years and permanently restrained him from engaging in financial services without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). This comes after ASIC brought action against Hodgson and Paladin Group companies MacroLend and Great ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... Redbelly. It will also be able to provide extensive regulatory oversight, including a fit-for-purpose Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and Digital Currency Exchange registration with AUSTRAC. The venture builds on MHC's partnership with Circle ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... through both organic activity and a disciplined M&A strategy focused on acquiring firms within its Australian financial services licence community and known regional opportunities," Barrett said. "The group services a broad client base ranging from wealth ...

CSLR a 'shared responsibility' for all AFCA members: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Peter Burgess argued that, despite most of the levy being allocated to financial advisers, many Australian financial services licensees, who are AFCA members, are currently not responsible for the significant shortfall. "There is no element of the current ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... ordered that Marco be permanently restrained from carrying on a financial services business without an Australian Financial Services Licence or operating an unregistered managed investment scheme.

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... deliberate or dishonest. At the time of his banning, Jakob was known as Gabriel Yakob. ASIC cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Metal Alpha on 19 May 2022, as it ceased to carry on a financial services business. Trevillian was arrested ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... interests of its members; and to do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its Australian financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. "This is the first action against a superannuation trustee ...

Insignia Financial back in the black

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... This included the separation of MLC from NAB - one of the largest wealth management separations in Australian financial services history, and the establishment of an industry-first partnership with SS&C, successfully transitioning our Master Trust Technology ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... relation to unregistered managed investment schemes or financial services being provided without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). The balance was issues related to general licence obligations (36%), credit issues (15%) and other (10%). ...