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Former director pleads guilty to hedge fund con

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The former director of Reiwa-Capital is facing possible jail time and a hefty fine after he convinced people to hand over more than $400,000 for the purpose of investing before spending it all elsewhere and paying back just 1% of the total to investors. ...

Jailed adviser permanently banned by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
A former financial adviser who was jailed for stealing more than $1 million from his clients' superannuation to feed a gambling problem is now permanently banned from the industry. In September 2023, Mark Raymond Sebo was found guilty of misappropriating ...

Conference to address major SMSF issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... between February 21 and 23. Heffron told Financial Standard that APRA-regulated super funds have experienced a lot of regulatory and legislative interference in the last couple of years. "I'm looking forward to hearing about what that meant for that ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... demands and operational risks, particularly in serving a larger retail clientele, potentially leading to higher costs for regulatory breaches. The FSC asserted the crucial role of wholesale investors in Australia's capital markets but advocated for updated ...

Crypto fintech needed AFSL, court says

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... Block Earner, also warned firms to carefully consider their activities, adding it expects ASIC to keep "testing the regulatory perimeter." "This is a significant judgment providing greater insight to the market and legal practitioners as to types of ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders against Keystone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
Keystone Asset Management has been told to stop offering the Shield Master Fund due to concerns about misleading statements and inadequate disclosures in the fund's documentation. ASIC issued interim stop orders against Keystone Asset Management, saying ...

Brite Advisors to be wound up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
The Federal Court has ordered Brite Advisors (Brite) to be wound up on just and equitable grounds following an application by ASIC. At a hearing yesterday, the Court appointed Linda Smith and Robert Kirman of McGrath Nicol as liquidators to Brite and ...

SMSF scammers charged with criminal offences

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
A duo who allegedly defrauded self-managed super funds (SMSF) have been charged by the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a string of criminal offences. The charges follow an ASIC investigation into the activities of Joseph Cullia and Zoran Markovic ...

Unlicensed crypto investor faces jail time

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
A Queensland man has been charged with nine offences and is facing imprisonment for running a financial services business without a licence. The charges were filed after an investigation by ASIC, which discovered that Aryn Hala had made promises to ...

iExtend finds interim arrangement to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
After being rebuked by ASIC for operating without an AFS Licence, iExtend is now running under a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR) arrangement for the interim. A CAR enables iExtend to act as an agent of an AFS Licensee, meaning it is authorised ...