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Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026

Digital assets providers will be required to obtain an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) under new legislation. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026

Capstone Financial Planning is launching a new business, focused on supporting self-licensed businesses to run and manage their own Australian financial services licence (AFSL). CapBack Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers ...

Binance Australia to pay $10m over deliberate customer misclassifications

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026

The Federal Court has ordered Oztures Trading, known as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay $10 million after it was found to have misclassified more than 85%, or 524, of its retail clients between July 2022 and April 2023. ASIC commenced legal proceedings ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

Sequoia Financial Group said it is in "advanced discussions" with an unnamed buyer interested in taking over InterPrac Financial Planning. Updating shareholders on the future of InterPrac, Sequoia said "discussions remain incomplete and there can be ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

... said. "However, we are also taking this opportunity to seek feedback on the appropriateness of the NTA settings for other AFS licensees to inform any future ASIC work." ASIC said it is considering three possible options for increasing the NTA requirement ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026

Brought to you by Ziller Funds Management. Founder-led companies have historically outperformed - it's been established many times over through both industry and academic research. In perhaps one of the most notable examples, having observed that ...

Former adviser incurs additional charges for dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026

Former financial adviser Donald James Cuthbertson has been charged with 11 additional counts of dishonest representation. Last year, Cuthbertson was slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026

Following the demise of the Shield and First Guardian master funds, regulatory pressure and being blacklisted from several platforms, Sequoia Financial Group is now reviewing the viability of InterPrac Financial Planning. Sequoia managing director and ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

To thrive in providing SMSF advice, financial advisers must gain specialist skills, technical competencies and work on strengthening their professional judgement, according to the SMSF Association. Advisers are urged to do better particularly in the ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026

Two years on from a review into cold calling and lead generators, ASIC is launching another into the advice licensees that use them. ASIC said the aim of the review is to address practices that inappropriately or unnecessarily encourage consumers to ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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