OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
ASIC Updates Guidance for Funds Management Industry
ASIC has released a suite of seven new and updated regulatory guides to provide comprehensive guidance to the funds management industry. The guidance has been updated for changes arising from the Asia Region Funds Passport and…
ASIC Obtains Orders Against Investment Scheme Operator Daniel…
ASIC has obtained final orders in the Supreme Court of Queensland against Daniel Farook Ali, former director of DanFX Trade Pty Ltd (DanFX). ASIC commenced proceedings in 2017 alleging that Mr Ali, through DanFX, operated…
ASIC revises licensing regime for domestic and overseas…
ASIC has modernised and updated its regulatory guidance on the licensing regime for financial markets. Regulatory Guide 172 Financial markets: Domestic and overseas operators (RG 172) introduces a two-tiered market licence regime, applying a risk-based…
ASIC suspends AFS licence of Direct FX Trading…
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Direct FX Trading Pty Ltd (AFS licence 305539) (Direct FX) for a minimum of ten weeks and up to six months, depending on whether key…
ASIC applies to appoint liquidator to Superfunded
ASIC has applied to the Federal Court of Australia for the appointment of a liquidator to Superfunded Pty Ltd, a WA-based company that encouraged customers to set up self-managed super funds. (Superfunded) In particular, ASIC…