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ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Former financial adviser Rhys Reilly has been banned from working in financial services for 10 years for "serious misconduct" in which he flogged the First Guardian Master Fund in return for conflicted remuneration. ASIC's investigation into Reilly ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Ben Palmer, the former chief executive of GESB, has been appointed managing director and chief executive of a newly formed funds management business. Perth-based Affinity Capital Group has launched Affinity Funds Management, selecting Palmer to spearhead ...

ASIC concerns over Interprac sale 'unfounded': Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Sequoia Financial Group says ASIC's concerns around what the sale of Interprac Financial Planning might mean for its creditors are "unfounded", while also saying it is working with ASX to determine whether shareholders are required to approve the ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
New AMP chief executive Blair Vernon has sought to allay shareholders' fears about the wealth firm's deteriorating share price, saying external factors do not reflect strong financial performance and fundamentals. At his first annual general ...

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 ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
"I think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
ASIC wants the Federal Court to appoint a receiver to investigate the fire 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 ...

Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Coinbase Australia, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, has been granted an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), as the crypto exchange looks to expand into traditional financial products leveraging digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Treasury is proposing a barrage of reforms that will curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. The Enhancing member protections in the superannuation ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... running out of money, and almost a year after the government announced a post-implementation review, it still has no credible plan to stabilise the scheme. Once again Labor's solution is a bigger tax," he said at the time. Mulino said the three-tier ...