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June adviser exam registers 72% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... requirements to the practical scenarios tested in the exam. This marks the 33rd exam cycle. The next exam will be held on August 20. The latest results are in line with March cycle, which saw 292 candidates sit for the exam with a 71.6% pass rate. An ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) for a review of ASIC's decision to cancel its AFSL. Capital Guard has held an AFSL since 15 August 2017, however the previous financial services business was sold in 2024 to its current management. "ASIC considers ...

ARK Invest awards local distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... at AllianceBernstein as investments chief of the Global Thematic Strategies fund where she managed over US$5 billion. In August 2017, Nikko Asset Management (now Amova Asset Management) acquired a small stake in ARK Investment Management and launched ...

Australian Unity names new wealth chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... organisation last year. Balaji Gopal will join the firm as chief executive and group executive for wealth and capital markets on August 24, replacing Adam Vise who has been in the role at an interim basis. Gopal has more than 20 years' experience in ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... prohibit him from maintaining a passive ownership interest in BNR Financial Services from the date of the orders until 31 August 2026 or from taking any steps involved in divesting his interest in that entity. Henry worked at Endorphin Wealth for 12 ...

WA director admits investor deception

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... other non-trading purposes. The matter has been adjourned to the Perth District Court and is scheduled to return on 21 August 2026 for a sentence mention. The case is one of several recent criminal prosecutions pursued by ASIC targeting the misuse of ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... detrimental effect on members." ASIC has successfully held Mercer Super to account following its legal action launched last August. By its own admission, Mercer Super's failures fall into three categories. The first, Mercer Super's failure to ...

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... heightened cyber security risk. Matthew Rowan has joined the board as a director; he has been an expert committee member since August 2023, providing independent advice on cyber security, technology strategy and IT risk management since. In addition ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... uncomfortable trade-off. We do not expect today's rise in trimmed mean inflation to be enough to force another hike in August 2026, but the case for easing has become harder to make. "GDP growth is weakening, unemployment has risen to 4.5%, households ...

First Sentier adds to C-suite, hires from Rabobank

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... leadership team and deepen its focus on talent and organisational performance. Webber will join the executive committee on August 31 and report directly to chief executive Harry Moore. Based in Sydney, she will be responsible for shaping the firm's people ...