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ASIC chief executive to depart

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The chief executive of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will be leaving the regulator, effective June 1. ASIC chair Joe Longo accepted a request from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) for ASIC chief executive ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... against peers. This is amidst AMP's aggressive simplification program which has been in play since the Hayne Royal Commission and led to the divestment of several business units, including AMP Capital and SuperConcepts. "For executives, as part of ...

'Licensee for hire' fined $1.25m by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... Lanterne's CARs had as much as $1.685 billion in funds under management. This was held across venture capital funds, managed investment schemes, wholesale property funds, digital asset funds, and wholesale funds management services, among others. To ...

James Mawhinney applies to have ASIC's case struck out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Lawyers acting on behalf of the embattled Mayfair 101 private equity investment group have applied to the Federal Court to strike out the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) case against the group's managing director James Mawhinney. ...

Fund managers prepare for harsher penalties

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... scale and complexity of their business, the regulatory demands also increase, this has implications in terms of their investment in compliance and the expectations upon them from their investors. "Indeed, 87% of those professionals we interviewed expect ...

Court rejects Provide Capital's 'illogical' application

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... lend to it and earn fixed interest returns. It then uses borrowings from third parties to increase its operational and investment capabilities. ASIC commenced the formal investigation "under s 13 of the ASIC Act in relation to suspected contraventions ...

Director facing $13k fine in first of its kind action from ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced the first prosecution action against a director for failing to comply with the obligation to have a director identification number (director ID). ASIC did not name the director ...

ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... action alleged that ANZ's credit card contracts were unfair and contravened the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act by charging interest between July 2010 and January 2019 on credit card purchases that should have been interest free. ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo has had enough of company directors complaining about keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance ...

ASIC bans director who promised 150% returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... financial services business. Creigh is the director of Panacea Capital. He operated the Panacea Capital Cryptocurrency Investment Fund (Crypto Fund) between April 2021 and June 2022. ASIC found Creigh operated the Crypto Fund while unlicensed. In addition ...
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