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ASIC roundup: Record civil penalties, license cancellations, plus more

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest actions and news, February 25-March 9, 2026.

We start with some history, as ASIC announced it had secured the “highest six-monthly civil penalty total” since it was formed. A total of A$349.8m ($250m) in court-ordered civil penalties was recovered in the second half of 2025.

The figure was recovered after successful cases against some of the country’s