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AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025

... noted. "At its heart, this matter is about protecting vulnerable Australians and their families," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "It is vital that death benefit claims are processed in a timely manner. Delays are likely to cause further pain and ...

'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing multiple accounts

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025

... Andrew Bragg, reading from the judgement that was recently handed down against AustralianSuper, asked ASIC commissioner Sarah Court about the communications. "You obtained internal communications that read, 'It benefits the member by stopping the $1.50 ...

Multiple account bungle costs AustralianSuper $27m

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025

... services, so we provide members with the support and guidance they expect and deserve," he said. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said this penalty reflects the severity of the misconduct by Australia's largest superannuation fund which betrayed the trust ...

Sanlam Private Wealth breaches licensee obligations, hit with enforceable undertaking

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025

... identified that Sanlam failed to implement a training program to assess representatives' skills. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said with the vast scale of its diverse cohort of authorised entities, Sanlam must have "robust compliance processes" in ...

Court sentences Ponzi scheme promoter

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024

... scheme, he did know that it didn't possess a financial services licence from about 24 June 2015. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "ASIC is committed to investigating people who engage in and profit from dishonest conduct. Mr Spina's sentencing ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024

... forex trading to overseas customers under their AFS licence where such offerings are prohibited," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "The conduct of licensees providing services to overseas customers under their AFSLs has attracted considerable attention ...

ASIC sues Binance over customer protection failures

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

... required to make a target market determination under the Design and Distribution Obligations regime. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said Binance allegedly failed to ensure that the services it provided under its Australian financial services licence were ...

ASIC sues HSBC Australia over $23m scam losses

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024

... of contraventions, pecuniary penalties, adverse publicity orders, and costs from HSBC Australia. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the bank had simply failed its customers. "We allege HSBC Australia compounded the problem by failing to comply with its ...

Regulators warn of possible issues with FAR reporting

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024

APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole and ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court have sent a letter to superannuation trustees reminding them of their obligations under the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) before it takes effect next year. The FAR commenced for ...

Illegal investment scheme operator to pay $1.25m

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024

... particularly where they are advised to set up self-managed superannuation funds to make the investment," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Mr Hopkins and the A Team Property Group failed to hold a financial services licence and operated 11 unregistered ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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