Australia ASIC Securities & Investments
Material regulatory developments from Australian Securities and Investments Commission are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-227MR Former financial services provider employee Emre Basar charged with misappropriation of client funds after ASIC investigation
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-227MR Former financial services provider employee Emre Basar charged with misappropriation of client funds after ASIC investigation'. Cres…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC issues interim DDO stop orders against three Remara Cash Management Fund private credit products over TMD deficiencies
ASIC issued interim stop orders on 22 September 2026 against three private credit products offered by Melbourne Securities Corporation Limited under the Remara Cash Management Fund. The orders cite deficiencies in target…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-224MR Fundo Loans pays $19,800 infringement notice over ‘no credit check loans’ claim
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-224MR Fundo Loans pays $19,800 infringement notice over ‘no credit check loans’ claim'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is p…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-223MR ASIC sues former Super Retail Group CEO Anthony Heraghty alleging directors’ duties breaches and misleading statements
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-223MR ASIC sues former Super Retail Group CEO Anthony Heraghty alleging directors’ duties breaches and misleading statements'. Cresthaven …
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC sues lead generation operator Clark Family over false comparison and tailored-recommendation claims across 70 websites
ASIC commenced Federal Court proceedings against Clark Family Pty Ltd on September 17, 2026, alleging misleading conduct across up to 70 consumer-facing websites between September 2020 and September 2026. The sites purpo…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC secures interim asset freeze and travel restraint against Star Investment Group Australia and its director
ASIC obtained Federal Court interim orders on 15 September 2026 against Star Investment Group Australia, Gondal Holdings, and director Ijaz Ahmad. The orders freeze assets, require disclosure of assets and liabilities, a…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-218MR CADB suspends registration of former PKF Brisbane auditor Cameron Bradley for breaches across 3 managed investment scheme audits
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-218MR CADB suspends registration of former PKF Brisbane auditor Cameron Bradley for breaches across 3 managed investment scheme audits'. C…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC escalates criminal prosecution of former AFS licensee director Donald Cuthbertson to 24 charges in Federal Court
ASIC referred a criminal brief resulting in a 24-count indictment filed on 28 August 2026 against former financial services director Donald Cuthbertson in the Federal Court of Australia. The charges cover false and misle…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia's Administrative Review Tribunal affirms ASIC five-year bans on two advisers over templated superannuation switching advice
The Administrative Review Tribunal has affirmed ASIC's five-year bans on Andrew Hanley and Shane Monte Silva, both former authorised representatives operating within high-volume advice models. The Tribunal held that lice…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC cancels registered agent status of AGFA Accountants Pty Ltd for terms and conditions breaches
ASIC cancelled the registered agent status of AGFA Accountants Pty Ltd on September 10, 2026, following breaches of its Registered Agent Terms and Conditions. The cancellation reflects an active enforcement posture again…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Federal Court finds Choosi misled consumers by misrepresenting breadth of its insurance comparison service
The Federal Court found Choosi Pty Ltd contravened consumer protection provisions of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 by falsely representing that its funeral and life insurance comparison se…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-212MR Three super funds issued infringement notices for misleading investment disclosures
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-212MR Three super funds issued infringement notices for misleading investment disclosures'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief …
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC imposes 10-year ban on former Sequoia and Interprac director Garry Crole over superannuation fund oversight failures
ASIC banned Garry Peter Crole on 4 September 2026 from serving as a director or responsible manager in any financial services business for 10 years. The ban follows findings that Crole failed to adequately oversee Interp…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC cancels AFS licence of Redstone Capital Pty Ltd after business cessation finding
ASIC cancelled the Australian financial services licence of NSW-based Redstone Capital Pty Ltd on 7 September 2026, following a determination that the firm had ceased to carry on a financial services business.
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-208MR Former WA director Joanne Pellew sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for Corporations Act offences
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-208MR Former WA director Joanne Pellew sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for Corporations Act offences'. Cresthaven Analyti…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC review finds cash settlements used in 63% of home insurance claims, flags systemic consumer harm risks
ASIC's August 31, 2026 review finds systemic failures in cash settlement practices across approximately 65% of the Australian home insurance market. The review identifies deficiencies in settlement adequacy, support for …
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Federal Court orders CashnGo to pay $3.5 million for unfair contract terms across 201,000 small-amount credit contracts
On 2 September 2026, the Federal Court imposed a $3.5 million penalty against Venture 5 Group Pty Ltd, trading as CashnGo, in proceedings brought by ASIC. The judgment declares multiple contract terms void, mandates opt-…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →ASIC secures insider trading conviction against former Beacon Minerals project manager following five-year prosecution
The Supreme Court of Western Australia sentenced Alexander John McCulloch on 25 August 2026 to 12 months' imprisonment for one count of insider trading under the Corporations Act 2001. McCulloch, a former project manager…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Australia ASIC Securities & Investments release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: 26-207MR Former Beacon Minerals project manager Alexander McCulloch sentenced for insider trading
Australia ASIC Securities & Investments published a regulatory release titled '26-207MR Former Beacon Minerals project manager Alexander McCulloch sentenced for insider trading'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence b…
Read the full Australia ASIC Securities & Investments brief →Federal Court orders CashnGo to pay $3.5 million for unfair contract terms across 201,000 small-amount credit contracts
On 1 September 2026, the Federal Court imposed a $3.5 million penalty against Venture 5 Group Pty Ltd, trading as CashnGo, following proceedings brought by ASIC. The court found unfair contract terms across more than 201…
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