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ASIC ups thresholds for NTA requirements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
ASIC has introduced new rules that will require managed investment schemes (MISs) to increase minimum financial thresholds in their net tangible assets (NTAs). From 1 July 2027, responsible entities of MISs, as well as investor-directed portfolio service ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... same type of business model: individual firms who channelled clients into related-party or high-risk managed investment schemes. Dixon Advisory, United Global Capital, and Shield and First Guardian together account for $147 million, or 87%, of the 2026-27 ...

ASIC flags gaps in super fund valuations

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... than doubling over the past decade. ASIC will expand its surveillance program in 2026-2027 to include managed investment schemes, reviewing 20 super funds and 20 schemes, alongside four audit surveillances in each category. The regulators said it would ...

FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... In that context we believe that the decision to attribute Shield and First Guardian matters only to managed investment schemes (MISs) and financial advice should be reviewed," Abood added. "In addition, research houses, social media platforms and auditors ...

ASIC issues more stop orders amid private credit crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... statement (PDS) issued by Australian Secure Capital Fund (ASCF) offering units in three registered managed investment schemes. The interim stop order stops ASCF from offering, issuing, selling or transferring interests in the ASCF Premium Capital Fund ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier. The collapse of Shield and First Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians ...

Sequoia plots potential restructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... Authority (AFCA) regarding the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds. The loss from the managed investment schemes is totalling over $1 billion from thousands of victims. The group also recently farewelled its former chief executive ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... exercise professional scepticism and judgement as well as perform appropriate audit procedures for three managed investment schemes with Australian Fiduciaries as the responsible entity. The three schemes included the Global Diversified Alpha Fund, Global ...

'Easy peasy, done': Senate rips Equity Trustees' checklist governance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... Trustees to outsource governance responsibility to other entities while reaping "easy money". "The two managed investment schemes are issued by the responsible entities. We rely on the information that they provide. They're licensed entities regulated ...

Scams and governance failures dominate tip-offs to ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... liquidators. Retail investor issues included credit issues, general licence obligations, unregistered managed investment schemes, unlicensed provision of financial services conduct, and other conduct related to advice, insurance, and misleading and deceptive ...
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