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26 August 2026

ASIC’s Recent Enforcement Action Against Responsible Managers

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ASIC has intensified enforcement actions against Responsible Managers who fail to meet 'fit and proper' standards, raising critical questions about competency, character, and regulatory compliance in financial services.
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ASIC has recently taken action against Responsible Managers (“RMs”) that it believes are not ‘fit and proper’. What does it mean to be fit and proper? A Responsible Manager must be fit and proper, meaning they must:

be competent to undertake their role; have the attributes of good character, diligence, honesty, integrity and sound judgement; must ...

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