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ASIC extends two advice instruments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
ASIC has extended the reportable situations relief and personal advice record keeping requirement instruments for another five years. The regulator has established ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting-Reportable Situations) Instrument 2024/620 ...

GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
Alex Zaika, the local head of GAM Investments, has resigned from his role at the Switzerland-based asset manager to join another firm. It is understood that the global asset manager is currently searching for Zaika's replacement. Zaika, who joined ...

Court freezes assets of company director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Federal Court has made orders to freeze the assets of company director David McWilliams and numerous companies associated with him that offered investment opportunities in purpose-built, NDIS-compatible property development schemes. McWilliams and ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of foreign exchange contracts issuer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFLS) of contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts issuer, FXOpen AU. ASIC said the decision to cancel the licence ...

Count reports strong results on back of Diverger acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Count saw revenue growth of 22% for the full year ending June 30 to $111.8 million, driven by both organic growth and acquisitions. EBITA was $10.19 million reflecting $4.97 million while underlying EBITA grew 61% to $16.63 million both primarily driven ...

ASIC launches new AFSL portal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is piloting a new digital portal for licensing which includes the ability to apply for, maintain and vary Australian financial services licences (AFSL). The new AFSL portal was launched on August ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
In a first for ASIC, Libertas Financial Planning's AFS Licence (AFSL) has been revoked for its failure to pay compensation as ordered by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Libertas, which went into liquidation in September 2023, failed ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
ASIC is set to extend three legislative instruments for five years, one of which relates to record keeping for financial advisers. The instruments are: Class Order [CO 14/923] Record-keeping obligations for Australian financial services licensees when ...

ASIC hits Melbourne adviser with travel ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has secured a travel restraint order against Melbourne-based adviser Barry King. The orders prevent King from leaving or attempting to leave Australia until 1 April 2025. They were made by ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Industry funds BUSSQ and Cbus have defended their respective boards' close ties to the CFMEU, saying all representatives satisfy the fit and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime ...