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Regulatory

ASIC consults on guidance for Scams Prevention Framework

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
ASIC has commenced a consultation on proposed updated guidance to simplify and streamline the Scams Prevention Framework coming into effect early next year.

ASIC issues another stop order for private credit fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
ASIC has issued an interim stop order on the Murdoch Clarke Mortgage Fund, issued by Murdoch Clarke Mortgage Management, prohibiting it from offering, issuing, selling or transferring interests in the fund.

Government seeks EOI from experts for financial innovation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
Treasury is seeking expressions of interest from financial sector leaders and experts to join the new Financial Innovation Committee.

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
A New South Wales financial adviser has been barred from re-registering as a relevant provider for two and a half years after the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) found serious and prolonged failures in client reviews, fee arrangements and ...

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).

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
ASIC has confirmed it is actively investigating potential failures linked to MGF Capital, and its sole director - a former Goldman Sachs trader - over concerns at least $138 million of Australian investor funds have been lost.

Adviser stripped of AFSL he claimed he didn't hold

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
ASIC has ceased the Australian financial services licence of a New South Wales financial adviser after he failed to comply with licensee obligations, including payment to statutory levies.

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
The KPMG parliamentary hearings have exposed a lax probity culture in corporate Australia's boardrooms.

Corporate, governance issues fuel whistleblower tipoffs: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator received nearly 2000 tip offs from whistleblowers in the last financial year, a whopping 183% jump annually, the majority of which relate to corporate and governance issues.

Panacea Capital director charged over $4.4m crypto fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Panacea Capital director Brian Jacques Creigh has been charged with criminal offences relating to an unlicensed cryptocurrency investment fund, including dealing with proceeds of crime worth $1 million or more.