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We’ve imposed additional conditions on Macquarie Bank Limited’s Australian financial services licence after multiple and significant compliance failures. https://t.co/Nj7URgoooG

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We partnered with the RBA to issue a joint letter to ASX addressing our increasing concern over the management of operational risk at ASX, following the CHESS batch settlement failure incident that occurred on 20 December 2024. https://t.co/GDjvScMgnM

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We’re calling on the super industry to urgently improve how death benefit claims are handled. Our report outlines 34 recommendations for trustees, aimed at fixing serious failures in how some claims are processed. Read the report: https://t.co/iPZRd3djIV

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The Federal Court has imposed a penalty of $10.5 million against Active Super for greenwashing misconduct https://t.co/gpdWDaU7Px

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We are suing FIIG Securities Limited for systemic and prolonged cybersecurity failures https://t.co/jnKau7Pea0

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We are suing AustralianSuper, the trustee of Australia’s largest superannuation fund, over delayed processing of nearly 7,000 death benefit claims https://t.co/OzIyWvIb67

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The latest issue of the ASIC enforcement and regulatory update is now liveThe latest issue of the ASIC enforcement and regulatory update is now liveThe latest issue of the ASIC enforcement and regulatory update is now liveThe latest issue of the ASIC enforcement and regulatory update is now live!

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In a win for Aussie consumers AustralianSuper has today been fined $27M for failing to merge accounts—costing 90,700 members $69M in fees & lost earnings.

Read more on the judgement here: https://t.co/7VKAHjBsAv

#Superannuation #ConsumerProtection #Accountability

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We have rolled out a consultation on new regulatory guidance for the buy now pay later industry https://t.co/XallXs9bIB

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Firstmac Limited has been ordered to pay $8 million in penalties for failing to meet its design and distribution obligations. Read more about it here: https://t.co/WsAO7rOTwA

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Buy now pay later products will be subject to stronger regulation with new laws boosting protection for Australian consumers https://t.co/UhxeHpZmDG

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Federal Court finds CFD issuers engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct with customer losses totalling over $83 million https://t.co/J6GpGMQzti

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ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Swoosh Finance alleging breaches of its responsible lending obligations when it provided loans to 11 customers https://t.co/UCGq7R4XQX

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More than 500 retail clients of Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives, were denied important consumer protections after being misclassified as wholesale clients, ASIC alleges in documents filed in the Federal Court. https://t.co/nw2TxSRR6x

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Former Greensills Group lead auditor Joseph John Santangelo will not be able to audit companies until June 2026 after the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board found that he failed to carry out or perform adequately and properly the duties of an auditor https://t.co/4kk8cPsEpB

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We have published our annual dashboard outlining regulatory costs by sector and subsector for 2023–24 under the ASIC industry funding model https://t.co/qLVolx3J4g

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HSBC Bank Australia Limited failed to adequately protect customers scammed out of millions of dollars, according to documents filed by ASIC in the Federal Court today https://t.co/LLy10PSn4v

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Legal proceedings launched by ASIC have seen the Australian operator of the Kraken crypto exchange ordered to pay $8 million for unlawfully issuing a credit facility to more than 1,100 Australian customers https://t.co/YH8A4QRMTH

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We have commenced legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW seeking leave to allege Regional Express Holdings Limited (administrators appointed) engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and contraventions of continuous disclosure obligations https://t.co/My91WCEJ8w

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ASIC has released the exam results of the Financial Advisers Exam held in November 2024 https://t.co/UoZc0B7fbT