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More aggressive than ever: ASIC defends First Guardian investigation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
ASIC was pulled up by the Senate Economics Committee over the time it has taken to act against Falcon Capital, the responsible entity for the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC chair Sarah Court, attending the first parliamentary committee after ...

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in initial public offerings (IPOs). According to its May monthly activity report, ASX reported a 31% increase in total ...

Older Australians drive majority of super complaints: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... complaints. This was followed by the 65 to 74 age cohort, accounting for 21% of the total complaints. In its latest update, ASIC introduced a complainant demographics page, allowing users to explore complaint trends by age group, gender and location. ...

AFCA to update rules on new genetic testing laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... insurance cover. This includes considering the terms and conditions, pricing and exclusions on which the cover is offered. ASIC will enforce the new legislation as insurers that ignore the ban can face a civil penalty. Insurers, however, will still be ...

Big Un finance chief's insider trading charges dropped

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... Corner's five-week trial, which culminated on March 30, resulted in the jury being unable to reach a unanimous verdict. ASIC took action on Corner in 2023, alleging he possessed inside information in late 2017 when he procured two private companies ...

ASIC cannot afford to stand still: Longo

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... "institutionally engaged and curious" about emerging technologies or risk becoming "irrelevant". To strengthen its capabilities, ASIC is trialling advanced supercomputing infrastructure in partnership with research institutions to improve its ability ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Marex Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... to prevent superannuation members losing millions of dollars from the Shield Master Fund's collapse. In August 2025, ASIC took Equity Trustees to court over its alleged due diligence failures concerning the Shield Master Fund. HUB24 has maintained ...

Sequoia Financial chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... of the agreement by the seller," the Sequoia board said. "The next case management hearing is scheduled for 29 May 2026. ASIC has subsequently requested the parties confirm the status of the agreement by 18 May 2026 or otherwise seek declarations from ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Equity Trustees has made a submission to Treasury on Enhancing Member Protections in the Superannuation System saying there is "no sound basis" for banning the professional independent trustee model. Equity Trustees said independent trustees look after ...
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