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CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... facilitating access to a life insurance product and the initiating party complies with obligations under the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, Privacy Act and other consumer protection laws. "This approach keeps reforms tightly focused on harmful conduct while ...

Canopy Investors shuts doors, winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... have been notified of the wind up and termination of the fund. Subject to the statutory notice period under the Corporations Act, the fund is expected to commence winding up on June 22." In the 2026 half year, the fund achieved -9.2% net of fees, which ...

ASIC moves to extend managed investment scheme relief measures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... investment fundraisers from certain fundraising, debenture and managed investment scheme provisions under the Corporations Act. ASIC said the proposed remakes are intended to maintain regulatory certainty for operators relying on the relief arrangements ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... with the Shield Master Fund, we believe ETSL acted in line with its fiduciary duties and obligations under the Corporations Act and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act. We believe that First Guardian is primarily a case of alleged and widespread ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... entities, the first cohort required to comply with mandatory climate reporting obligations under Chapter 2M of the corporations Act and AASB S2 Climate related Disclosures. As of 6 May 2026, ASIC had received 259 sustainability reports tied to the December ...

Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... with [the provision relating to extensions and other variations of takeover offers, namely] section 650D of the Corporations Act, nor does it warn securityholders about the risks of the structure, including that the offer may close at $4.75." The operation ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... complaint to the adviser's licensee. As a result, the panel said the relevant provider contravened s921E(3) of the Corporations Act 2001, and the Code of Ethics 's values of trustworthiness and diligence and breached Standards 2 and 7. In a separate ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business, under ss920A and 920B of the Corporations Act 2001, for a period of 10 years. ASIC found Godfrey failed to comply with financial services laws; was involved in the ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... comply with the additional regulatory obligations under the licensing regime. Anit-hawking prohibitions in the Corporations Act aim to protect consumers from uninvited real-time contact. Treasury is now considering a broad-based ban on non-consumer initiated ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... (AFSL) under new legislation. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, passed the Senate on Wednesday. It requires digital ...
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