Corporate watchdog ASIC expands in NT after investigation into Indigenous bank customer fees
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has expanded its presence in the Northern Territory, citing the need…
ASIC announces review into ‘lead generators’ pushing superannuation switching
When Liz got a call from a salesman suggesting she move her retirement savings out of an APRA-regulated…
Treasurer asks ASIC to restrict public access to company directors’ home addresses
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has moved to dramatically restrict public access to the residential addresses of…
Watchdog pushes financial literacy to counter AI boom
Australians need to get more financially literate or risk being exploited by an explosion of artificial intelligence scams…
ASIC’s remarkable turnaround as the tiger that found its teeth
Finally, a corporate regulator with an appetite for justice. After 20 years in the wilderness, the Australian Securities…
Netwealth strikes ASIC deal to compensate First Guardian investors
Financial services company Netwealth has agreed to pay more than $100 million to more than 1,000 clients who…
ASIC chair Joe Longo delivers warning to Australia’s superannuation sector after Cbus fined $23.5m
Australia’s corporate watchdog has delivered the superannuation sector a warning after a major fund was forced to pay…
ASIC shone a light on private lending and did not like what it saw
The corporate regulator is threatening Australia’s nascent private lending industry with tighter regulation if it does not see…
First Guardian super trustee Diversa ‘ticked off’ investments, says former financial adviser Ferras Merhi
A former financial adviser involved in placing thousands of clients into the since-collapsed First Guardian Master Fund says…
Melbourne man sentenced over medical cannabis company Cann Group insider trading case
Donvale man Antonio Stella has been found guilty of two counts of insider trading involving a medicinal cannabis…
Macquarie to repay Shield investors after super platform failures
Macquarie Investment Management has committed to repaying thousands of Australians who invested hundreds of millions of their retirement…
Senator calls for ‘heads on spikes’ to deter superannuation mismanagement
Lisa Rogers, 63, transferred half of her retirement fund across to First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master…