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ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... how poorly Choice products they're in are performing, and that such underperformance is not being addressed. In its review, ASIC examined 29 Choice options and three legacy products - 22 in accumulation phase and seven in retirement - offered by a sample ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
ASIC is putting the pressure on financial advisers to provide appropriate SMSF advice using "professional judgment", as the regulator flags serious instances of misconduct it wants to curb. At the annual SMSF Association National Conference, ASIC senior ...

New chair for iExtend

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... appointment comes as iExtend is in the throes of applying for an AFSL; in November it entered an enforceable undertaking with ASIC after it was found to be operating without one. For the time being, iExtend is operating under a Corporate Authorised Representative ...

Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... stealing. He was later charged with 36 counts in total and, upon being found guilty, was sentenced to five years in prison. Now, ASIC has made two orders permanently banning him; under the Corporations Act and National Consumer Protection Act, ASIC can ...

Crypto fintech needed AFSL, court says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
ASIC has had its first court win in relation to cryptocurrency, with fintech Block Earner found to have offered a financial product to retail investors without a licence. However, it was a mixed outcome for the regulator, with another allegation quashed. ...

IPO Capital clients receive payments from Mayfair 101

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Close to four years on from ASIC's first action against Mayfair 101, the group has resumed interest payments to lenders in IPO Capital. Payments for the December quarter have been made in full to more than 12 lenders after waiting for the group's liquidity ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders against Keystone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... the Shield Master Fund due to concerns about misleading statements and inadequate disclosures in the fund's documentation. ASIC issued interim stop orders against Keystone Asset Management, saying it cannot offer, issue, sell or transfer interests in ...

Class action filed against IC Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... financial products. The action is being funded by Woodsford, which is also backing a similar class action against IG Markets. "ASIC has looked at these financial products and has recognised the harm they can cause retail investors," Woodsford chief investment ...

SMSF scammers charged with criminal offences

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic, which alleged that they operated fraudulent investment ...

iExtend finds interim arrangement to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
After being rebuked by ASIC for operating without an AFS Licence, iExtend is now running under a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR) arrangement for the interim. A CAR enables iExtend to act as an agent of an AFS Licensee, meaning it is authorised ...