Author Archives: ETE

The Federal Court today found the business model used by Rent4Keeps to sell everyday goods, such as furniture, electronics and whitegoods breached the Credit Act. Between 1 April and 30 June 2019, Rent4Keeps’ largest franchise, Darranda Pty Ltd, entered into 516 ‘lease’ agreements with customers, often from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who paid significantly more for […]

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts issuer, FXOpen AU Pty Ltd (FXOpen AU), after an investigation identified serious concerns about the inadequacy of its human resources to provide financial services and to carry out supervisory arrangements. ASIC’s investigation also found that FXOpen AU […]

The Federal Court today found the business model used by Rent4Keeps to sell everyday goods, such as furniture, electronics and whitegoods breached the Credit Act. Between 1 April and 30 June 2019, Rent4Keeps’ largest franchise, Darranda Pty Ltd, entered into 516 ‘lease’ agreements with customers, often from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who paid significantly more for […]

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts issuer, FXOpen AU Pty Ltd (FXOpen AU), after an investigation identified serious concerns about the inadequacy of its human resources to provide financial services and to carry out supervisory arrangements. ASIC’s investigation also found that FXOpen AU […]

Former Courtenay House director Tony Iervasi has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to 11 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of seven years for criminal charges relating to the operation of the Courtenay House ponzi scheme. The sentence included a significant discount considering Mr Iervasi’s guilty plea and other factors. ASIC Deputy […]

ASIC’s Moneysmart convened a roundtable of leading influential voices for millennials and their finances that is sounding the alarm for superannuation funds to lift their game and increase services, transparency, and improved access to information to better engage millennial members. The roundtable brought together a panel of highly recognised Australians from financial advice, research and […]

ASIC has prosecuted 78 individuals for failing to assist registered liquidators over the six months from 1 January to 30 June 2024. These enforcement actions followed the failure of company officers and other individuals to provide registered liquidators with access to company books and submit a report on company activities and property (ROCAP). ASIC Deputy […]

CLSA Australia Pty Limited has paid a penalty of $144,300 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) for failing to provide correct regulatory data to the relevant Market Operator. The MDP also had reasonable grounds to believe that CLSA failed to give post trade confirmations to its clients and […]

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its second risk monitoring report of 2024, setting out the key risk drivers currently facing EU financial markets. External events continue to have a strong impact on the evolution of financial markets, and ESMA also sees high or very […]

The FCA intends to launch a market study into how pure protection insurance products are sold following concerns that competition is not working well in the market. The study will be launched later in 2024/25. Pure protection products are designed to help individuals and their families with their finances should the policyholder die or become […]