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ASIC prosecutes market manipulator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... the first time a person has been convicted of online stock manipulation charges under s1041D of the Act. The corporate regulator has previously warned about social media led 'pump and dump' campaigns and continues to act against this form of market manipulation ...

Former adviser sentenced over dishonesty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... to a three-year intensive correctional order after he was found to have repeatedly attempted to deceive the corporate regulator with falsified documents. The sentence includes one year of home detention. Nesseim received a permanent ban from ASIC in ...

ASIC outlines cybersecurity expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
Following on from RI Advice's Federal Court loss, the corporate regulator has laid out its expectations of licensees when it comes to cybersecurity. Just last week, in what was an Australian-first, the Federal Court found RI Advice failed its obligations ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The corporate regulator has issued information for social media influencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, warning they face substantial penalties if their content contravenes financial services law. The information sheet ...

Permanent ban for former authorised representative

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... providing financial services or having any involvement in a financial services business. According to the corporate regulator, between 1 June 2015 to 22 October 2020, Halligan, who was an authorised representative of BR Securities Australia, transferred ...

ASIC consults on FSCP sittings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... Under the newly released Consultation Paper 359 Update to RG 263 Financial Services and Credit Panel, the corporate regulator seeks comments on the financial impact, effect of competition, and other costs and benefits the FSCP will have on industry participants. ...

ASIC consults on refreshing PDSs, FSGs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... guides. Under Consultation Paper 358 Remaking ASIC relief on PDSs, superannuation dashboards and FSGs, the corporate regulator is proposing to consolidate seven instruments into three new instruments without major changes. Most of the instruments will ...

ASIC considering more action on Sterling collapse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Corporate regulator ASIC is being urged to take more action with respect to the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust. A senate committee that recently handed down its final report in its inquiry into the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust is urging ...

ASIC exposes RE structure conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The corporate regulator has identified potential conflicts of interest within the $1.5 trillion managed funds sectors' responsible entity structures. ASIC's review of 10 major responsible entities found potential conflicts of interest arise ...

Top three drive ETF surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... investments will continue in 2022, with total funds under management to reach between $180 billion and $190 billion. Corporate regulator ASIC is cracking down on how ETFs are named, launching a review aiming to ensure that products are true to label. ...