The brawl over 1derful 27 November 2024 3:05AM Latest news Ian Rogers 1derful not only lives to try and fight another day, it is a literal Lazarus. read more
ASIC looks into Fletch and Axiom 27 November 2024 3:02AM Latest news Ian Rogers Justice Ashley Black’s scathing judgement in the 1derful case lets the defendants, Fletch Capital, Craig Seymour and Michael Birch off the hook in one way. read more
ASIC sees 'hollow' compliance 18 September 2024 6:06AM Latest news Ian Rogers Without trust as a foundation, the tower of business comes toppling down. read more
Firstmac failed design and distribution rules 11 July 2024 6:22AM Latest news Bernard Kellerman The Federal Court has found Firstmac Limited breached provisions by failing to take reasonable steps that would have resulted in one of its investment products being consistent with its target market.. read more
Revised Banking Code gets green light 28 June 2024 4:32AM Latest news Ian Rogers ASIC has approved a new version of the Australian Banking Association’s Banking Code of Practice. The new Code won’t commence until the end of February 2025. read more
Cigno, BSF breached Credit Act 27 May 2024 6:34AM Latest news Ian Rogers The Federal Court has found Cigno Australia Pty Ltd and BSF Solutions Pty Ltd engaged in credit activity without an Australian Credit licence and charged consumers prohibited fees. read more
Urban Rampage livid over ASIC final stop order on store credit 29 April 2024 4:38AM Latest news John Kavanagh Whether ‘racist’ or reasonable, ASIC’s final stop order preventing Urban Rampage from signing up customers to Centrepay credit arrangements is a landmark use of its Design and Distribution Obligation.. read more
De-banking crypto helps curb scam losses 29 April 2024 4:13AM Latest news Ian Rogers Efforts by banks, telcos and others to combat the scourge of scams are bearing fruit. The Targeting Scams report reveals a 13 per cent decline in reported scam losses to $2.7 billion over the year to.. read more
Briefs: ASIC CEO resigns, Pepper prices ABS, Butn tops up capital 16 April 2024 3:35AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC chief executive Warren Day is leaving the regulator to join the Commonwealth DPP. read more
Debenture decision all backwards 15 March 2024 5:13AM Latest news Ian Rogers In a decision that seems unlikely to stand, the Federal Court has found that Finder Wallet Pty Ltd’s crypto product Finder Earn is not a debenture. read more
Solvar de-risks 22 February 2024 6:03AM Latest news John Kavanagh Finance company Solvar is changing its credit risk profile, raising the minimum credit acceptance criteria for new customers and focusing growth on its prime and low-risk Australian loan book. read more
ASIC plans crackdown on hardship compliance 09 February 2024 4:52AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC has warned lenders it will focus on compliance with financial hardship obligations in the year ahead and is ready to take action through the courts. read more
CBA tries to rein in liability for customer losses triggered by digital outages 14 December 2023 4:28AM Latest news George Lekakis Commonwealth Bank has handed itself an early Christmas present that could potentially shield it against expensive compensation claims from business customers who suffer financial losses during banking.. read more
ASIC to focus on hardship 22 November 2023 5:59AM Latest news John Kavanagh Lenders’ compliance with their hardship obligations will come under greater scrutiny next year after ASIC added it to its list of enforcement priorities. read more
ASIC throws ABA's banking code revisions open for debate 20 November 2023 5:42AM Latest news John Kavanagh For first time ASIC has opened consultation on an industry code before approving it, and there is plenty for interested parties to get their teeth into. read more
Big gaps found in cyber risk management 14 November 2023 5:51AM Latest news John Kavanagh There are gaps in Australian financial institutions’ management of cyber security risk, with most companies operating on a reactive rather than proactive basis, a new survey has found. read more
CBA investigating another compliance breach at CommSec 18 October 2023 5:37AM Latest news George Lekakis Commonwealth Bank is investigating another compliance breach at its online stockbroking arm, Commonwealth Securities. read more
Indue improves profit as board mulls merger with Australian Settlements 17 October 2023 3:53AM Latest news George Lekakis Lower tax expenses and a dramatic surge in interest-related revenue helped payments services provider Indue Limited to a slightly improved bottom line performance last year. read more
FAR transition gets underway 05 October 2023 5:08AM Latest news John Kavanagh APRA and ASIC have issued an information package setting out their approach to their joint administration of the Financial Accountability Regime and, for authorised deposit-taking institutions, detail.. read more
ASIC and Cigno back in court 04 October 2023 5:42AM Latest news John Kavanagh ASIC has commenced proceedings against Cigno Australia and its associate BSF Solutions, alleging they provided credit without a licence. It was only three months ago that ASIC won a case against a pai.. read more