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AAT refuses Allegra AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... financial services licence to Allegra Financial Services after it was initially rejected by ASIC. Allegra applied to ASIC for an AFSL in 2018 to provide personal financial product advice to retail and wholesale clients, with Lachlan Schonfelder as its ...

Regulator continues crackdown on product adverts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
ASIC has placed a stop order on another fund after it found radio advertisements compared the fund to term deposits and did not include proper risk warnings. The stop order was placed on advertisements for the Skyring Fixed Income Fund prohibiting it ...

ASIC charges BitConnect Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The former BitConnect Australian national promoter has been charged by ASIC for operating an unregistered investment scheme and making false statements. John Bigatton promoted the online cryptocurrency platform prior to its collapse in early 2018. It ...

Daniel Crennan resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... from my position in July 2021. However, in the current circumstances, I have decided that it is in the best interests of ASIC for me to resign now. I have therefore tendered my resignation to the Treasurer with immediate effect," Crennan said. "In order ...

ASIC chair steps aside pending pay review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... the Commonwealth, following legal advice, just two weeks ago. For his part, Shipton said he will voluntarily reimburse ASIC for taxation-related expenses paid by the regulator following his relocation in 2018. According to a letter sent to the Treasurer ...

ASIC wealth director nabs promotion

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... market and non-bank financial regulator to assist in the development of regulatory policy. Prior to this, she worked with ASIC for nearly eight years, from January 2001 until October 2009. During this time, she worked in a variety of roles, including ...

ASIC takes disqualification decision to Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... "ASIC will continue to take action to ensure auditors adhere to ethical standards," Gilliland subsequently applied to ASIC for the decision to be reconsidered in September 2018, but the corporate watchdog reaffirmed its disqualification decision. A month ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... advertisements for HESTA and First State appear again as well as ads for Dixon Advisory and ING. In 2015, BT was fined $20,400 by ASIC for two infringement notices. One of the notices (carrying a $10,200 fine) was issued for the inclusion of the words ...

WAM makes replacement bid for Keybridge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... its failed takeover bids. Keybridge chief executive Nicholas Bolton asked the court for the shares to be vested with ASIC for sale and WAM pay Keybridge's costs associated with the matter. Bolton also requested the court to order a declaration that ...

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... allow interception agencies to provide information about interception warrants or lawfully intercepted information to ASIC for any serious offences that ASIC can investigate," the memorandum said. "The amendments also allow an ASIC member or staff member ...