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Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... of the two failed schemes. About 12,000 retail investors have lost more than $1 billion from the two managed investment schemes. "People are talking about governance a lot more already. It's interesting to see that word come up so much more in the ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... Post Implementation Review should address the shortcomings of the current CSLR scheme, which excludes managed investment schemes, has not adequately addressed the regulatory platform for licensees and puts too much emphasis on the advice sub-sector to ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... documents signed, which contained high fees. About 40% of reports were in relation to unregistered managed investment schemes or financial services being provided without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). The balance was issues related ...

InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... SEQ boards risk and Compliance Committee," it said. In total, ASIC counts that losses from the two managed investment schemes mount to $1 billion for about 11,000 investors. Since 7 April 2025, Sequoia added that InterPrac "continues to fully cooperate ...

ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... controls for your approved product lists," Longo said. The investigation into the collapse of the two managed investment schemes has affected 11,000 investors. This does not factor in victims of Australian Fiduciaries, ISG, and United Global Capital ...

Equity Trustees rapped over the knuckles by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... adequate governance controls and procedures to ensure that disclosures made in relation to investments by managed investment schemes are accurate and are not misleading. "ASIC's action should serve as a reminder to trustees that they need to ensure they ...

ASIC takes action on Australian Fiduciaries

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... receivers. ASIC believes that about 600 retail investors have invested approximately $160 million into managed investment schemes run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020, predominantly through their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Australian ...

ASIC freezes assets Shield, First Guardian marketer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... ASIC, saying entities he is associated with provided marketing services and lead generation to the managed investment schemes. Alshakshir is the director of Bespoke Marketing and operated several cafes called Tickled Pink in Victoria and one in Bali. ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... adviser of Venture Egg Financial Services, for his connection with its investigations concerning certain managed investment schemes, including First Guardian. Venture Egg is an authorised representative of Sequoia Financial Group's InterPrac Financial ...

Court acts against two with links to Shield Master Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... involvement. ASIC is investigating Saad and various entities associated with him in relation to certain managed investment schemes, including the Shield Master Fund. Following an application by ASIC, the court made interim orders freezing certain assets ...