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ASIC roundup: Record civil penalties, crypto scams, plus more

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Hameed Shuja

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest actions and news, July 20-27, 2026.

Enforcement

ASIC has announced securing record A$830m ($581m) in civil penalties orders and delivering another A$644m ($451m) back to Australians during the 2025-26 financial year, making it one of its strongest enforcement periods on record.

As a result of over 250 investigations during the aforementioned period, 25 criminalpress release

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