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ASIC consults on market operator financial resources requirements

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... financial markets in Australia are obligated to have sufficient resources to operate their markets properly under the Corporations Act. This includes sufficient financial resources as well as sufficient technological and human resources. "Clearer guidance ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... products. The sitting panel found that Byrnes breached the Code of Ethics requirements under section 921E(3) of the Corporations Act 2001, including obligations relating to trustworthiness, competence, honesty and diligence. Its findings included inadequate ...

ASIC ups thresholds for NTA requirements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... requirement would rise to $7 million, and the $10 million NTA minimum would rise to $14 million. The newly published ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2026/708 states amounts will be indexed on the first day of each indexation year starting on ...

Adviser stripped of AFSL he claimed he didn't hold

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... Administrative Review Tribunal for a review, ASIC said. ASIC may suspend or cancel an AFS licence under section 915C of the Corporations Act 2001 where a licensee fails to comply with its obligations under the Act or certain statutory grounds are established. ...

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... governance issues. ASIC highlights in its newly published annual report that the lion's share of tip offs related to corporations and corporate governance issues (74%). This included organisations failing to pay employee entitlements, insolvent trading ...

ASIC stalls Sequoia bid to ditch cross guarantee deed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... documents submitted to it are "under consideration, had not yet been accepted for lodgement under section 1274 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and that all conditions to the cessation of the deed in respect of InterPrac would not be met unless and ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... guidance (CP 392) outlines ASIC's proposed approach to standards and regulatory guidance about complying with the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026. The consultation includes draft guidance on instructions to comply with the ...

ASX to defend legal action brought by shareholder

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... investment vehicle, is a minority shareholder of the ASX. Rosherville filed an application relief under section 241 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) seeking to file a statement of claim (Interim Application), and a separate application for leave to ...

ASIC sues another former Venture Egg adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... penalties, as well as orders preventing Saad from providing financial services and disqualifying him from managing corporations. The proceedings form part of ASIC's broader enforcement response to the collapse of First Guardian and Shield, with the regulator ...

ASIC appoints receivers to Star Investment Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2026
... Victoria. The regulator previously told the court there were reasonable grounds to suspect contraventions of the Corporations Act and ASIC Act. The September orders restrained Star Investment, Gondal Holdings and Ahmad from dealing with or dissipating ...
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