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ASIC suspends OTC derivatives issuer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The corporate regulator has suspended the Australian financial services licence of Union Standard International Group. The Sydney-based retail over-the-counter derivatives issuer operating as USGFX is suspended until September 23 under 915B of the Corporations ...

ASIC appeal upheld

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... upheld after the Federal Court set aside a decision made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to not ban a Western Australian-based financial adviser. Robert Hutchison was permanently banned from providing financial services in June 2017, however ...

ASIC cancels two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licenses of Western Australia-based, Personal Risk Management and Melbourne-based Australian Golden Securities ASIC said Personal Risk's cancellation took effect on 21 May 2020, after the company ...

Clearstream rebrands Australian acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
The $14 trillion post-trade securities service provider has rebranded an Australian managed funds business that it acquired in July last year. Sydney-based Ausmaq will be renamed Clearstream Australia from June 1, and will provide custody and administrative ...

ASIC revokes AFSL suspension, cancels another

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... wound up," the regulator said. "As part of the cancellation, Tailormade is required to maintain its membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority for a minimum of 12 months and hold adequate professional indemnity insurance cover." Meanwhile ...

Former Wallaby banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... a four year ban, with ASIC expressing concern at the time that Poidevin pressured Rodr into incriminating himself. Australian Financial Review reported that Norman O'Bryan, SC representing ASIC told the AAT that Rodr "jumped under the bus to take ...

ASIC cancels slew of AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... cancelled the AFSLs of three firms, including that of former advice dealer group MyPlanner. The regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of the licensee formerly known as MyPlanner Australia. The Gold Coast-based licensee transitioned ...

Early access nightmare for administrators

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... as smoothly as possible," he said. Link Group is the largest super fund administrator in Australia and provides administrative services to AustralianSuper, Hostplus, MTAA Super and HESTA among others. Mercer head of industry and public sector superannuation ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... funds. However despite that, Industry Super Australia said its members stood ready to engage with the government and the Australian Tax Office to "make it work". "As we have been indicating publicly, this is an issue that must be handled very carefully ...

Early access to super scheme results in permanent ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... credit activities. Goldenberg and Superfunded engaged in credit activities but neither he, nor Superfunded, held an Australian credit licence or were authorised credit representatives of an Australian credit licence. ASIC found that he contravened credit ...