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Adviser banned for UGC, Shield involvement

BY MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025 12:24PM

A Gold Coast-based financial adviser has been banned for four years for failing to act in clients' best interests by pushing them to invest in the Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) and Pivotal Diversified Fund.

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