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ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its final report on equity market integrity in Australia. ASIC said it will be establishing a dedicated criminal investigation team to swiftly progress insider trading investigations ...

ASIC hits Melbourne adviser with travel ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has secured a travel restraint order against Melbourne-based adviser Barry King. The orders prevent King from leaving or attempting to leave Australia until 1 April 2025. They were made by ...

ASIC permanently bans Queensland adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Queensland-based financial adviser Anass Abdalla. ASIC said Abdalla has been banned from providing any financial services, performing any function involved in the carrying on of ...

ASIC, APRA provide FAR update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have published new information to help insurers and superannuation trustees prepare for the commencement of the Financial Accountability ...

ASIC freezes assets of Melbourne based licensee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court freezing the assets of financial advice licensee United Global Capital and related property investment company Global Capital Property Fund ...

Court freezes assets of Keystone AM managed fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court to freeze the assets of the Shield Master Fund (Shield), a registered managed fund overseen by Keystone Asset Management. ASIC said it sought ...

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland issued a blunt warning to licensees not meeting their obligations. Speaking at an industry event, Kirkland said the regulator has spent two years warning licensees to ...

ASIC issues first stop order for crowd funding

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an interim stop order preventing Hirehood from offering securities under its crowd-sourced funding (CSF) offer document. The CSF was published on the VentureCrowd intermediary platform. ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of XTrade

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives issuer XTrade. XTrade offered clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released new research which sheds light on the financial hardship faced by Australians. The research found that 47% of Australian adults with debt, the equivalent of 5.8 million people, have ...