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Cboe offloads local exchange to Canadian giant

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... October last year. It had said this will sharpen strategic focus on emerging growth opportunities despite sound performance. ASIC said the deal is subject to its regulatory approval and it will expedite assessment of the application. "Should the purchase ...

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC is updating its regulatory guides to reflect recent reforms to financial market infrastructure (FMI) rules and is seeking industry feedback. The FMI reforms affect three ASIC regulatory guides that are up for review, following the introduction ...

ASX declares CHESS clearing services ready

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... the new technology was originally supposed to be rolled out in April 2021 but faced successive year-long delays. In 2024, ASIC sued the ASX in the Federal Court over allegedly misleading statements related to the project. One of Lofthouse's first ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC said it will be issuing new regulatory guidance and set out certain operations standards as it prepares to implement new laws which will bring digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Insignia Financial shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed acquisition by CC Capital Partners by an overwhelming majority of 98.65%. Insignia chair Allan Griffiths said he is pleased with the strong level of shareholder support for the Scheme ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... certain clients' best interests when he told them to switch their super so they could invest in the now collapsed schemes, ASIC said. While working at AS Financial Planning, Monte Silva was an authorised representative of Financial Services Group Australia ...

ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Advice (SoA) by stating that no benefits capable of influencing his advice had been received, when that was not the case, ASIC said, adding that he was "not a fit and proper person, was not competent to provide financial services, and was likely to contravene ...

ASIC concerns over Interprac sale 'unfounded': Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... the receivers will look into the Cross Deed of Guarantee to which Sequoia, Interprac and other related entities are party. ASIC wants to know that the sale is bona fide and that the consideration price - $50,000 - is fair and reasonable. ASIC noted its ...

Former Big Un chief pleads guilty to insider trading

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... the shareholder would likely trade Big Un shares and options. Evans could face a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment. ASIC said the information concerned the number of customers who had already been onboarded to purchase Big Un's promotional ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
SMSF Adviser Network (SAN) has closed its doors and subsequently seen its entire fleet of 85 advisers delisted from ASIC's financial adviser register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence ...