2025-11-24
ASIC prosecuted two directors of Sheffield Insurance Pty Ltd for failing to lodge required financial statements and auditor reports with the regulator between 2019 and 2023. Phillip Bird and Daniel Holmes pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting these offences and were each fined $15,000 plus court costs. The case highlights ASIC's enforcement priority regarding financial reporting misconduct and the potential for individual criminal consequences for AFS licensees' directors.