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ASIC extends wholesale markets pact with FMSB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
ASIC has extended its cooperation with the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) for another three years, continuing a partnership focused on the development of global standards for fair and effective wholesale financing markets. The extension will ...

Stay up to date with regulatory compliance at the FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... CSLR, as well as other announcements from assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino last month, in a discussion between himself, ASIC senior executive leader Leah Sciacca, and FAAA policy and advocacy consultant Andrea Forbes. "We certainly expect to see an ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... has called on Treasury to assess the Financial Services Council's (FSC) latest proposal to lift levies paid by licensees to ASIC, which it describes as an "attack" on small licensees. MDS has written to the Treasury to intervene, noting that rather than ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... three schemes included the Global Diversified Alpha Fund, Global All Seasons Fund and Global Multi-Strategy Fund. Last year, ASIC started an investigation into Australian Fiduciaries on concerns of inadequate management of conflicts of interest, the ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... reduces the disallowance period of the CSLR special levy instruments while retaining parliamentary oversight. Currently, ASIC does not collect special levies until the 15 sitting day disallowance period has expired, due to the risks of invoicing entities ...

Investors price more risk into listed private credit trusts: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... are probably going to be more linked directly to some of the issues that have been reported in relation to those funds." ASIC has been scrutinising Australia's private credit sector, calling on funds to ensure their asset valuations are current ...

Former adviser charged further on dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... Professional Wealth Management Services (PWMS) and Professional Wealth Investments. PWMS held an AFSL until it was cancelled by ASIC in 2023, along with banning Cuthbertson from providing any financial services. PWM was involved in developing technology ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... practice profile," Baldwin continues. "One of the first iterations of digital advice that came out - the robo-advice provider - ASIC took a look at them and gave them the 'ban hammer', and the whole thing got shut down." Baldwin also says advice ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... He generally had only minutes to review the advice and assess its adequacy before joining calls to present it to clients," ASIC said. Separately, Monte Silva was an authorised representative of FSGA from 24 May 2023 to 10 March 2025. He was found to ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... overhaul the sandbox framework for financial innovation and the passage of the Digital Asset Framework Bill earlier this year, ASIC reiterated perfect regulatory certainty is not possible for digital finance, stating that it's not a "realistic state ...
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