ASIC’s annual report outlines strong enforcement and consumer outcomes

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ASIC secured court orders for civil penalties of $830 million and helped secure more than $580 million in repayments and refunds for consumers and investors during 2025-26, its latest annual

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Fortnum Private Wealth penalised $1.35 million for cybersecurity failures

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Fortnum Private Wealth Ltd has been ordered by the Supreme Court of NSW to pay a $1.35 million penalty after admitting it failed to adequately manage cybersecurity risks across its

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ASIC Annual Forum 2026 explores how Australia can stay ahead of the next wave of global change

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ASIC has released the program for its Annual Forum 2026, which will bring together leaders from business, financial services, markets, government, and the community in Sydney on 17 and 18

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ASIC releases 2026–27 supervisory priorities to support better regulation and give industry greater certainty

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ASIC has published its supervisory priorities for 2026-27 for the banking, superannuation, general insurance, life insurance and financial markets sectors to provide greater transparency of priorities and give industry early

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Scams and governance failures dominate misconduct report

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New ASIC data released ysterday highlights the important role reports from the public play in helping ASIC identify misconduct, emerging risks and scams across Australia’s financial system. Between 1 January

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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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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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New ASIC Chair

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ASIC Chair Joe Longo has welcomed the appointment of Sarah Court as the agency’s incoming Chair. Mr Longo said Ms Court would bring deep regulatory expertise to the role from

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ASIC announces 2026 enforcement priorities

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Private credit practices, financial reporting misconduct, insurance complaints and claims handling, and misleading pricing are among a range of new enforcement priorities ASIC has unveiled for 2026. ASIC Deputy Chair

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ASIC shuts down 130 investment scam websites per week

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5Online scammers are squarely in ASIC’s cross hairs with new data revealing more than 10,000 investment scam websites and online advertisements have been shut down by the agency[1]. ASIC’s latest Enforcement

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