ASIC Gazette A37/26 Announces Scheme Deregistration, Foreign Company Removals, and Company Type Chan

Key Takeaways

• ASIC Gazette A37/26 (September 15, 2026) is a routine notice that proposes deregistering one managed investment scheme, proposes striking off five foreign companies, confirms the strike-off of three others, and announces five company type conversions.
• Compliance teams with exposure to any named entity should verify counterparty records and update registers before the effective dates.

Deep Dive

ASIC Gazette A37/26 (September 15, 2026) is a routine notice that proposes deregistering one managed investment scheme, proposes striking off five foreign companies, confirms the strike-off of three others, and announces five company type conversions. Compliance teams with exposure to any named entity should verify counterparty records and update registers before the effective dates.

Key items, all dated September 11, 2026:
- Trinetra Emerging Markets Growth Trust (ARSN 629 674 040) may be deregistered two months after publication, unless ASIC is given acceptable reason not to proceed.
-  Exoanalytic Solutions, Inc.; Globifyr Ltd; KTM AG; Pharos Capital Group, LLC; and SolGold plc. These will be struck off three months after publication, absent acceptable reason to the contrary.
-  Evolve Outdoors Group Limited; Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd.; and Ramco Systems Limited have already been removed from the register.
- DTI Group Ltd, Kouroufaba Gold Ltd, Mighty Craft Limited, and SDI Limited will convert to proprietary companies. Shaw and Partners Asset Management Pty Limited will convert to a public company. Changes take effect one month after publication unless a court or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal order prevents them.

Timelines run from the September 15, 2026 publication: the type changes take effect around mid-October 2026, the scheme deregistration around mid-November 2026, and the foreign company strike-offs around mid-December 2026. Strike-off of a foreign company ends its registration to carry on business in Australia. Deregistration of a scheme raises questions about investor assets, wind-up status, and any remaining obligations.

Recommended actions: (1) screen client, counterparty, vendor, and investment lists against the named entities and ARSN/ARBN/ACN identifiers; (2) for affected relationships, confirm whether the entity is still operating in Australia and whether any contracts, custody arrangements, or product holdings need review; (3) update KYC and entity master data for name and type changes, noting that ACNs remain unchanged; (4) for conversions to proprietary status, reassess any assumptions tied to public company status, such as disclosure and governance obligations; (5) for entities that wish to resist deregistration or strike-off, consider whether to give ASIC acceptable reason before the deadline, and consult RG 57 and INFO 9 on review rights.

Risk impact is low overall and mainly operational and data-integrity related. Heightened attention is warranted where a listed scheme or foreign company is an active counterparty, a fund holding, or a service provider, since loss of registration status could create legal capacity, enforceability, and investor-protection issues.

Source: Australian Securities and Investments Commission