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Binance under microscope over loose controls

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) directed Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor after "serious concerns" were identified from its independent review. The concerns are in relation to the crypto exchange's ...

Liquidity issues hurting Healthbridge Capital investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... their investment. "As responsible entity, Cache is committed to protecting your interests as investors. We will continue to act in your best interests through this difficult situation and will take all necessary action to maximise your returns," Cache ...

ASIC freezes assets of First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... group of unlicensed representatives, allegedly claiming they could do so under exemptions in section 708 of the Corporations Act. It is understood this was reported to ASIC in June 2024. ASIC sought these orders on an urgent basis to safeguard investor ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
Trustees' cyber-resilience is riding high on APRA's enforcement agenda over the next four years, but in the short term the regulator warned it will escalate action where necessary if they cannot prove to have basic measures in place. The prudential ...

Chalmers confirms super performance test changes are coming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has wrapped up the three-day Economic Reform Roundtable, announcing a range of reforms the government will focus on. Speaking at a press conference after the event, Chalmers said the government will look to make changes to the ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... taxable income as well." Sathanapally said the solution to these problems are legislative and called on the government to act, saying "dysfunction" in the tax system has worsened over time. "It can be fixed in pieces: reducing superannuation concessions ...

Anti-hawking exemption for advisers a 'silly carve out': SCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... unfair trading practices economy-wide, including for financial services, and pushing for an amendment to the Corporations Act to ban the unsolicited sale or 'hawking' of financial advice. It also wants to see lead generators prohibited from targeting ...

Equity Trustees FUM tops $254bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
Equity Trustees saw funds under administration and supervision (FUMAS) rise 28% to $254 billion in FY25. In addition, revenue rose 7% to $182.5 million, statutory net profit after tax rose 60.4% to $33.2 million, and underlying net profit before tax ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
New data shows a significant rise in the number of misconduct reports made to ASIC, with more than half of the complaints impacting retail investors. ASIC's half-year reports of misconduct data shows that there were 7561 reports of misconduct from 1 ...

VG1 replaces investment manager, books massive loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
VG1 Partners Global Investments (VG1) appointed a new investment manager after booking an operating loss of $17.6 million and delivering net portfolio returns of -3% for the last financial year. Regal Partners appointed Paul Moore to be the investment ...