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Federal court slams director for 'fanciful' asset valuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... 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 Southland, of ...

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... 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, issuer ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... 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 accumulators ...

Perth man found guilty of $34m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... 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
... 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 on 20 July ...

Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... 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 in relation to this ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... 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%). Further, ASIC ...

Decade-long ban for UGC director upheld

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... and was ordered to be wound up in October 2024. UGC was based in Melbourne and had held an Australian financial services licence since 18 August 2017. This was cancelled upon Hewish's banning. However, the announcement of the ban and cancellation was ...

Former adviser charged over clients' near $1m loss

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... derivatives without a licence. However, those plans were never fulfilled, and PWMS's Australian financial services licence (AFSL) was cancelled in August 2023, when Cuthbertson was also subsequently permanently banned. The matter has been adjourned ...

FSC explores if adviser licensing framework remains 'fit for purpose'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... varied industry participants, the FSC said. The paper found that since the establishment of Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) in 2001, it has "fostered trust and safeguarded the interests of Australians seeking financial advice." However ...