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ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... standards and to provide annual statements. Some also failed to advise ASIC of changes to their contact details on the public register of SMSF auditors, did not respond to regulatory compliance requests or did not carry out enough audit work to meet ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Federal Court has handed BPS Financial $14 million in pecuniary penalties over the way in which it promoted and operated its crypto product Qoin Wallet. According to ASIC, BPS Financial advertised the product as a non-cash payment facility linked ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
CareSuper 'Category A' members will be hit with higher insurance costs come April 1. The $60 billion super fund said after three years of holding fees steady, a rise in claims have made increases necessary. "At CareSuper, everything we do is ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... quarter of them have ceased their authorisation. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR), about 458 advisers ceased their authorisation since the beginning of December, including 16 this month. The total ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
ASIC has commenced a consultation on updating the Regulatory Guide 43 Financial reports and audit relief (RG 43), to ensure clarity in granting relief from the financial record-keeping, financial reporting, and audit requirements. The update aims to ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent ...

Adviser of MWL, UGC banned for seven years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... banning order took effect from 16 December 2025. Van Coppenhagen's ban has been recorded on the Banned and Disqualified Register. He has the right to review the decision in the Administrative Review Tribunal.

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... counting on superannuation funds' reserves to remediate victims. Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Advisers Register shows that Sequoia currently has 15 advisers under Sequoia Wealth Management and 277 under Interprac. Sequoia's legal and ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
ASIC has successfully introduced two instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation relating to reliefs for secondary distribution of eligible digital assets and the omnibus account structures for those that are classified as financial products. ...

ASIC allows more forms to be lodged via email

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... to resign as an auditor of an Australian financial services licensee Two other documents - Form 201 - Application to register an Australian company and Form 484 - Change to company details - can also now be lodged by email under certain circumstances. ...