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Former Big Un chief pleads guilty to insider trading

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... value of more than $5 million whilst in possession of inside information. ASIC has also taken action against Big Un's auditor Graham Rothesay Swan, who was convicted for failing to conduct the 2017 audit of the firm in compliance with auditing standards. ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) also directed Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor over its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing controls. Binance told Financial Standard it has ceased its ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
When Melinda Kee was sick with COVID-19, she took respite for one week. Kee saw it as an opportunity to tick off some personal administration she'd been meaning to get to, such as changing her pet and health insurance, and electricity and gas providers. ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Nowinfinity general manager Kate Anderson said upcoming regulatory changes will have a significant impact on compliance for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and advised professionals to stay alert. With Division 296, AML/CTF Tranche 2, and Payday ...

SMSFA recognises outstanding members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... the SMSF Specialist Advisor accreditation course for 2025, while Miriam Kewley was top achiever for the SMSF Specialist Auditor accreditation course for 2025. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess congratulated the winners and said the awards were richly ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... they do," Sidoti said. According to ASIC, clients may benefit from advice from various professionals, including an SMSF auditor, accountant or legal professional, but "people are moving into the SMSF space because they want control, and they need to ...

Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
Treasury has opened another review into the $2 trillion managed investment scheme (MIS) sector off the back of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. This time, the Enhancing oversight and governance of managed investment schemes ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... in-house audits, ASIC said. Meanwhile, John Couroyannis and Dawid Maj had additional conditions imposed on their SMSF auditor registrations, including the need to conduct an independent review by an approved SMSF auditor, sitting and passing a competency ...

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... financial advisers' wrongdoing, responsible entity Keystone Asset Management and related parties. All this was facilitated by auditor BDO, SQM and Atchison. Citing SQM's research on the fund, EQT stated there was "nothing in the documentation concerning ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
ASIC has commenced a consultation on updating the Regulatory Guide 43 Financial reports and audit relief (RG 43), to ensure clarity in granting relief from the financial record-keeping, financial reporting, and audit requirements. The update aims to ...
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