Australian Securities
and Investments Commission
Office address (inc courier deliveries):
Level 7, 120 Col ins Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
Mail address for Melbourne office:
GPO Box 9827,
Melbourne VIC 3001
Tel: +61 1300 935 075
12 June 2024
www.asic.gov.au
Nina Hendy
By email
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Freedom of Information Request No. FOI 117 - 2024
Acknowledgement of request
I refer to your request dated
4 June 2024 under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
(
FOI Act) in which you seek access to documents in the possession of the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission (
ASIC).
Your request states the fol owing:
“I have spoken to a number of Australians who have lost mil ions to financial advisers
who have acted inappropriately with their funds.
This includes financial advisers who have been ful -time employed by a financial
advice firm, and financial advisers who act independently.
I would like to know how many financial advisers ASIC has investigated in the past
year, how many of those resulted in a ban, and exactly how many current
investigations into the professional behaviour of financial advisers remain open right
now?
Also, how long does an investigation tend to take, and what does the process of an
investigation entail? Do you speak to victims who have lost money in the process of
an investigation?”
As your request was received on
4 June 2024 and the 30-day statutory period for
processing the request commenced on the day after the date of receipt, you
should therefore expect a decision to be made by
4 July 2024.
The 30-day processing period may be extended should ASIC find it is necessary to
consult third parties, where a charge is to be imposed on the processing of the
request or for other reasons. You wil be advised if there are changes to the 30-day
processing period.
Please note that any documents released to you under the FOI Act may later be
published online on the ASIC disclosure log in accordance with our obligation to do
so under the Act. This requirement to publish released documents is subject to
certain exceptions for example, personal or business information wil not be
published where it would be unreasonable.
Should you have any questions about your Freedom of Information request, you may
contact me by email at
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Shoumia Nithiananthan
Privacy and Freedom of Information Lawyer
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)