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ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Federal Court has dismissed ASIC's appeal in the Finder Wallet case relating to the defunct crypto-asset related product Finder Earn. Wallet Ventures (previously known as Finder Wallet) is an AUSTRAC-registered digital currency exchange. The ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... orders on four product disclosure statements on the fund. The bannings have been recorded on the banned and disqualified register and the advisers have the right to appeal against the decision with the Administrative Review Tribunal. ASIC has banned ...

Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
A financial planning group that began life as a fintech start-up is enjoying a rapid growth phase. Picture Wealth Advisory leads the top 10 AFSLs with the highest number of new advisers in the year to June, based on a new financial adviser report released ...

One third of advisers use 'Big 3' platforms: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
FirstChoice, BT Panorama and Insignia Financial's Expand are the most widely used platforms among financial advisers, according to Rainmaker Information, which shows that one third of the industry rely on the 'Big 3'. Colonial First States ...

ISS Market Intelligence acquires Autus

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... asset managers, platforms and brokers and provides a range of data. It uses the Financial Conduct's Authority (FCA) Register to analyse details of more than 70,000 financial services firms and 220,000 individuals. These capabilities will further ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the sector, which has nearly halved from 26,500 in 2019. CPA Australia superannuation ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... unregistered adviser presented a Statement of Advice to a client in relation to life insurance products. "Failure to register a financial adviser creates a risk for consumers who may receive personal advice from unregistered advisers," ASIC said. "The ...

Licensee compliance head banned over fees for no service

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... for three years, ASIC said. The banning took effect from July 3 and has been recorded on ASIC's banned and disqualified register. Lighthouse Partners was a corporate authorised representative of Crown Wealth Group until last year when its Australian ...

AMP actions impacted 'hundreds of thousands' of customers: Shine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... insurance through an AMP super fund between June 2019 and April 2024. Shine Lawyers is encouraging affected members to register their interest, adding that many may not even be aware that their superannuation savings were eroded due to excessive insurance ...

Janus Henderson finalises strategic partnership with life insurer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Janus Henderson has commenced its strategic partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), set to manage Guardian's US$45 billion ($68bn) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. The partnership was initially ...