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ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... stablecoins, tokenised securities and digital asset wallets, are now required to carry an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) in line with Information Sheet 225 (INFO 225) and the recently proposed law reform by the government, which is currently ...

Crown Wealth director banned for two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... adequately address fees for no service misconduct by Lighthouse Partners, one of its representatives. ASIC cancelled the AFSL of Crown Wealth in March 2024, after it was placed into voluntary administration. It was previously allowed to provide advice ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... standards and ASIC in licensing, consumer credit, privacy and oversight of frameworks and governance. ASIC granted Morningstar an AFSL in October, enabling the firm to continue issuing credit ratings for consideration by wholesale clients exclusive to ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... First Guardian highlight the potential issues." To resolve the current system, Gosselin said a research house should hold an AFSL and improve the transparency and accuracy of fund research, adding that the payment system needs to be changed as well. ...

ASIC slaps MWL adviser with ban over Shield involvement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... the earlier suspension of four advisers in July. On August 25, ASIC cancelled MWL's Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and banned its director and responsible manager. Since February 2022, funds totalling more than $480 million have been invested ...

Federal Court dismisses Freedom Insurance staff allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... was also a director of Insurance Network Services Australia (INSA), and a responsible manager on Freedom Insurance's AFSL. Oayda was engaged by INSA as a consultant to deliver services to INSA and Freedom Insurance. In 2022, ASIC secured more than ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... recommend managed accounts have voiced concerns about the conflicts of interest that infiltrate the ecosystem, especially when an AFSL is the provider of its own managed accounts products in the form of separately managed accounts (SMAs). Deloitte Access ...

Early release of super for dental, IVF spikes in FY25

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... hearing about health practitioners encouraging or advising patients to access their super to pay for treatments without an AFSL, with some charging clients fees to help them with the paperwork. Today, the Australian Dental Association released new guidelines ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Responsible entities (REs) of managed funds lack robust risk management practices when it comes to the cyber and security risks relating to services they offshore, according to ASIC. A review of 30 REs found that more than half or 17 rely on offshore ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
ASIC has cancelled CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL, which is linked to the now-defunct Linchpin Capital, effective October 7. The cancellation comes after CPG ceased to carry on a financial services business and failed to pay industry funding levies ...