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Link Fund Solutions (LFS) failed to act with due skill, care and diligence in its management of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF), according to findings published by the FCA. The FCA found that between 31 July 2018 and the fund’s suspension on 3 June 2019, LFS failed to manage the liquidity of the fund …

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Check against delivery Good afternoon everyone. It’s great to be here today – thank you to ARITA for inviting ASIC to be a part of your national conference. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Yugambeh people. I pay my respects …

Improving regulatory guidance for registered liquidators Read More »

ASIC has today released a consultation paper on proposed updates to its regulatory guidance for external administrators and controllers when reporting and lodging statutory reports about alleged misconduct. The proposed updates provide greater clarity on ASIC’s expectations of external administrators and controllers’ compliance with the reporting obligations and ASIC’s approach to the reports it receives. …

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Wholesale licensee Lanterne Fund Services Pty Ltd (Lanterne) has been ordered to pay a $1.25 million penalty by the Federal Court after it failed to comply with six of the general obligations of Australian financial services (AFS) licence holders. In proceedings brought by ASIC, the Court found Lanterne breached its AFS licence obligations between March …

ASIC action results in $1.25 million Court imposed penalty against AFSL ‘licensee for hire’ firm Read More »

The Federal Court has ordered that Prospero Markets Pty Ltd (Prospero) be wound up on just and equitable grounds and that liquidators be appointed following an application by ASIC. ASIC applied for these orders because it holds a broad range of concerns regarding the management of Prospero’s business, including in relation to compliance with its …

Federal Court winds up retail OTC derivative issuer Prospero Markets Pty Ltd Read More »

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published three vacancy notices in the context of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This announcement comes as part of the establishment of a fully integrated team within the 3 ESAs (joint oversight team) to carry out the oversight of critical third-party providers (CTPPs) …

The ESAs launch first recruitments to set up DORA joint oversight team Read More »

Analysis by the FCA shows that asset managers are largely getting the research they need under the current rules. However, the current options available to UK asset managers can be operationally complex and may, in some instances, favour larger asset managers. The current rules can also restrict UK asset managers’ ability to buy investment research …

New way of paying for investment research proposed by the financial regulator Read More »