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ASIC warns against Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange

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ASIC is warning consumers about dealing with Yepbit and Yepbit Exchange (Yepbit) after receiving several reports from investors who say they are unable to withdraw funds from the platform. Yepbit

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13 Aug 2026

ASIC protects consumers by removing high-risk financial sector participants

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ASIC strengthened consumer protection in 2025-26, delivering 150 administrative enforcement outcomes targeting misconduct across Australia’s financial, credit and corporate sectors. Demonstrating the critical role administrative enforcement tools play in disrupting

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11 Aug 2026

ASIC secures record $830 million in civil penalties orders and $644 million back to Australians in 2025-26

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ASIC has delivered one of its strongest enforcement periods on record, securing major penalties and driving tens of millions in payments back to Australians in the first half of 2026.

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21 Jul 2026

ASIC calls platform trustees to account over persistent failures to safeguard super savings

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ASIC is warning superannuation trustees to address stark and persistent failures to protect retirement savings, including gaps in the monitoring of harmful advice fee deductions, unusual fees and investment patterns,

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01 Jul 2026

Super stragglers dampen progress on death benefits delivery for grieving Australians

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Ongoing weaknesses in the death benefit claims handling practices of straggling superannuation trustees risk undermining confidence in the industry’s readiness to service Australia’s ageing population. While many trustees have made

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11 Jun 2026

Scam alert: Scammers luring investors onto fake crypto-asset trading platforms

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ASIC is warning consumers who have joined ‘share trading’ or ‘stock tips’ messaging app groups that scammers are using these forums to push investments on fake crypto-asset trading platforms. These

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26 May 2026

Australia well-placed to unlock opportunities from innovation in the financial system

From ASIC - Australian Securities & Investments Commission

New research released ysterday by ASIC shows that Australia is well-placed to harness an ongoing surge of financial innovation. The Innovation in Financial Technology and RegTech research, conducted by the Digital

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22 May 2026

ASIC continues to ease regulatory burden

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ASIC has taken further steps towards clearer regulation, expanding digital services capability, streamlining its website, and simplifying regulatory guidance. ASIC Chair Joe Longo said the outcomes highlighted in Report 830 Regulatory

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20 May 2026

ASIC sets financial reporting, audit and sustainability focus areas for FY 2026–27

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ASIC has outlined key focus areas for its financial reporting, audit and sustainability reporting activities in the 2026-27 financial year, including updates to its surveillance programs. ‘Our surveillance programs reinforce

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19 May 2026

ASIC calls for urgent cyber uplift as AI accelerates cyber threats

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ASIC is calling on all licensees and market participants to urgently strengthen their cyber resilience measures, as frontier artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies the global cyber risk environment. While cyber risk

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11 May 2026

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