The (ASIC) announced this Thursday that it has cancelled the of KP International Group Australia Pty Ltd, a provider of trading technology.
The cancellation of the AFS licence of the Sydney-based financial services provider was effective from the 22nd of November, 2019, a statement from the Aussie regulator published today said.
The cancellation of the licence follows ASIC initially suspending the licence of KP International Group Australia. This suspension was in effect until the 23rd of September 2020.
“After the suspension commenced, KP International Group Australia Pty Ltd advised ASIC that all relevant officers of the company had resigned and that the company had ceased to carry on a financial services business. In light of this, ASIC has cancelled the company’s AFS licence,” the regulator said.
“Since the suspension of KP International Group Australia Pty Ltd’s AFS licence, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has notified ASIC that it has received multiple complaints from people located offshore regarding a company purporting to be KP International Group Australia Pty Ltd (refer: AFCA information).”
However, ASIC has highlighted that it is not clear if there is a link between the entity which is causing the complaints and the formerly licensed Australian entity. The watchdog is currently looking into the issue.
Nonetheless, the Aussie regulator has advised consumers to exercise caution when dealing with any company purporting to offer financial services under the name KP International Group Australia Pty Ltd.
ASIC AFS licence applications fall
Is Australia becoming a less attractive destination for financial firms? According to data published by ASIC, applicants for the AFS licence for the 2018-2019 period dropped.
As , during the July 2018 to June 2019 period, the total number of AFS and credit licence applications was 1,504. This is less than the 1,819 applications submitted in the previous year period by 17.3 per cent.
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