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ASIC bans Brisbane financial advisor
September 23rd, 2016
ASIC has permanently banned Mr Sandeep Madhoji from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity after he was sentenced to imprisonment for fraud charges. This prosecution was the result of a joint operation between the Queensland Police Service ...
ASIC discontinues proceedings against two former LM directors
September 21st, 2016
ASIC has discontinued its proceedings against Simon Tickner and Lisa Darcy, former directors of LM Investment Management Ltd (LMIM). In 2014, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia seeking financial penalties and banning orders following ...
ASIC warns IPOs issuers when using Social Media Strategies on their marketing campaigns
September 19th, 2016
ASIC has warned firms and issuers involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in Australia to ensure their marketing campaigns comply with the letter and spirit of the law, particularly when using emerging social-media strategies. An ASIC review of marketing ...
ASIC cancels a suspended Australian Financial Services licence
September 16th, 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Melbourne-based company Allegianz Pty Ltd (Allegianz) for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor reports. Allegianz’s AFS licence was suspended by ASIC for six months in March 2016 for ...
ASIC: CBA pays $180,000 in penalties and will write off $2.5 million in loan balances
September 14th, 2016
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has paid four infringement notices totalling $180,000 in relation to breaches of responsible lending laws when providing personal overdraft facilities. CBA reported this matter to ASIC following an ASIC surveillance. CBA conducted an internal ...
ASIC permanently bans former Sydney finance broker
September 12th, 2016
ASIC has permanently banned former Sydney finance broker, Jennifer Farias of Elderslie, from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services. The bannings follow an ASIC investigation and criminal action against Ms Farias who pleaded guilty in the NSW ...
ASIC cancels AFS licence of The Sharemarket College
September 8th, 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Brisbane-based education and training business, The Sharemarket College Pty Ltd (AFS licence No 331635). ASIC has also banned the Responsible Managers of The Sharemarket College, Mr Graeme Allan Rogers ...
ASIC cancels IMS FX Services license
September 1st, 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has rejected an application from IMS FX Services Pty Ltd (IMS FX) that sought confidentiality orders and an interim order that prevented ASIC from amending the public Australian financial services (AFS) licence register to ...
ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2016–17 to 2019–20 and Focus for 2016–17
August 31st, 2016
ASIC today published its Corporate Plan for 2016–17. The Corporate Plan outlines ASIC’s vision: To allow markets to fund the economy, and in turn, economic growth. In doing so, contributing to the financial well-being of all Australians. We do ...
ASIC remakes ‘sunsetting’ class orders on dollar disclosure
August 29th, 2016
ASIC has made a new legislative instrument to replace three class orders on dollar disclosure that were due to expire (‘sunset’) on 1 October 2016 and 1 April 2017 respectively The new legislative instrument is ASIC Corporations (Disclosure in Dollars) ...
