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ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
ASIC fired a stern warning to superannuation funds about "passing the buck" to financial advisers and shedding responsibility for overlooking dodgy investment options as the fallout from the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund mounts to ...

HUB24 recruits Vanguard sales manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
HUB24 has appointed a leader to its platform growth team, who will be responsible for building industry relationships once he takes the reins on September 2. Matt Willis has been appointed to the newly created role of executive general manager, platform ...

Former adviser charged over clients' near $1m loss

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
A permanently banned former financial adviser has been slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors in relation to acquiring shares in his own doomed company. Donald James Cuthbertson, the founder ...

Buyers demand HNW advice practices: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Financial advice practices that service high-net-worth (HNW) clients and earn more than $1 million in recurring revenue are in high demand from acquirers, according to Radar Results. Buyers are also keen on institutional licensees and private wealth ...

ASIC issues warning over BTG Technology

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
ASIC has warned Australian investors against investing in unlicensed cryptocurrency futures products offered by BTG Technology Holdings Limited and its related entities (Bitget). ASIC said Bitget does not hold an AFSL, meaning it is not permitted to ...

FSC explores if adviser licensing framework remains 'fit for purpose'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a green paper addressing the case for reforming Australia's financial advice licensing framework to better progress the advice sector against today's challenges. FSC's The Value and Future ...

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 ...

Macquarie suffers first strike on pay package

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
Macquarie Group suffered its first strike against its remuneration report at the annual general meeting yesterday, with 25.4% of shareholders expressing their dissatisfaction. Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens told the meeting that senior leaders ...

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 ...

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
ASIC is suing Fortnum Private Wealth for allegedly failing to manage and comply with its cybersecurity obligations that exposed the information of its financial advisers and clients. In the NSW Supreme Court, ASIC alleges Fortnum exposed its authorised ...