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AFCA outlines systemic issues in wealth management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... also highlighted issues in the investment and financial advice sectors, particularly concerning breaches of the Corporations Act 2001 related to client suitability assessments for trading. A particular financial firm was found negligent in its responsibility ...

Treasury consults on giving AFCA more super powers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... related to superannuation, following the Federal Court's MetLife decision. As it stands, under Part 7.10A of the Corporations Act, AFCA has certain statutory powers to deal in superannuation complaints, with these powers broadly mirroring those of the ...

Poor policy administration sees MLC Life pay $22m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... insurer was penalised by the Federal Court after it was found guilty of several breaches of the ASIC Act, the Corporations Act, and the Insurance Contracts Act between November 2015 and October 2018. At the time, MLC provided income protection cover ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... felony has triggered the very first sentencing of a social media personality in Australia under s1041D of the Corporations Act, following findings he used 13 different share trading accounts, held in the names of friends and relatives, to manipulate ...

Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... permanent injunctions placed on the finfluencer. Late last year, the Court found Scholz had contravened s911A of the Corporations Act by carrying on an unlicensed financial service business between March 2020 and November 2021. During the time of misconduct ...

ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Binance came forward to have its licence cancelled after it was issued a notice of hearing under s915C of the Corporations Act 2001 that considers if an AFSL should be cancelled or not. Oztures Trading's AFSL enabled it to issue and make a market in ...

Linchpin, Endeavour directors found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... noted. At the time of the offences, the maximum penalties for each breach of director's duties under the Corporations Act was $200,000 per individual. "These individuals were officers of an investment scheme that raised $17 million. They were responsible ...

ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... it. ASIC is investigating if the exchange and its directors breached obligations under several sections of the Corporations Act. This includes breaching duties of care and diligence, which under section 180 is a civil obligation, and continuous disclosure ...

ASIC revisits IDPS sunsetting orders

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... These class orders provide relief for IDPS' and IDPS-like schemes, enabling them to adapt the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 to suit their specific structures. The class orders address investor-driven investment and ensure a segregated portfolio ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... to be appointed as trustee under new general note authority granted by ASIC under section 283AC(1)(f) of the Corporations Act. MSC group managing director Matthew Fletcher said: "This is a fantastic development for Australian companies seeking to raise ...