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ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 13 APR 2026

... He failed to disclose such payments to clients. Reilly made false or misleading representations in certain Statements of Advice (SoA) by stating that no benefits capable of influencing his advice had been received, when that was not the case, ASIC said ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence to provide advice on SMSF establishments and classes of product, but not specific products, under authorisation provided by the National Tax ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... duplicate accounts, the ATO's database is still a landscape of "dirty data". "The April 2026 reforms are a pivot away from 'advice simplification' and toward 'system isolation'," he said. "The government isn't misreading the data; they are just choosing ...

Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... team, Frontier said. Anthony Luxford and Dan Manser are now senior consultants. Luxford previously worked in financial advice, including as a paraplanner, before joining Frontier as an associate in 2021. He works in the emerging institutional investor ...

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

A financial adviser who allowed others to provide Statements of Advice (SOAs) in his name and was actively involved in the dodgy referral processes that led to significant client losses due to the Shield and First Guardian collapses is now banned. Aristotle ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... system. In the CSLR reforms, Treasury proposes revising the treatment of counterfactual loss for CSLR-eligible financial advice complaints. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) generally determines loss in financial advice complaints ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... Michael Peters has been appointed to the newly created role and will accelerate its consolidation effort across the financial advice sector, while driving earnings growth through all initiatives, the group said. He will also take leadership of WTL's ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... reflect its focus on supporting the ongoing regulatory reform, succession pressures and operating complexity across the advice industry. Melville brings more than 30 years' experience across wealth management, financial advice, and banking. He spent ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... sale of Interprac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying it has concerns over what it may mean for the advice group's creditors. The regulator has applied to the Federal Court to have Sarah Seeckts and Gayle Dickinson of KPMG ...

VFMC names head of portfolio strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... asset allocation team. His responsibilities at Frontier included providing analytical support to clients, asset allocation advice, and investment research. Prior to Frontier Advisors, he was with Fairfax Media conducting research and valuation of asset ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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