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Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Group received approval by ASIC to distribute structured investment solutions to wholesale clients under its existing foreign AFSL earlier this month, in a move to fill the structured product adoption gap in Australia. While the group is not new to Australia ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... utilisation of innovative solutions, he added. "The modern self-license firm is not simply a small business that happens to hold an AFSL... it is about building the right operating model, knowing what should sit inside the business and knowing what should ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Kiwi venture capital firm Bridgewest Ventures has scored an AFSL to expand in Australia, hoping to win over family offices, wealth advisers and institutional investors with a new fund. Founded in 2020, Bridgewest Venture invests in the sectors of life ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Industry superannuation funds will continue to adopt a hybrid framework of advice, integrating digital and human channels, as the number of advisers under super funds owned AFSL's has declined progressively in the last five years. Rainmaker Information ...

ASIC bans property wealth coach operating without licence

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... investment schemes (MIS) and carrying on a financial services business without an Australian financial services license (AFSL) for eight years. He invested the finances raised across 27 projects. Between November 2024 and August 2025, Giumelli was an ...

Fintech AUDC hires former UBS director, expands senior team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... improve their services," said AUDC's chief executive officer, Effie Dimitropoulos. This year the group was granted an AFSL, which allows it to provide non-cash payment facilities and operate within Australia's financial regulatory framework. ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... Cahill Private Clients are some of the businesses now operating as corporate authorised representatives under the Openmarkets AFSL. The offering is described as a product-agnostic, turnkey AFSL solution and allows advisers to operate their own businesses ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
ASIC has issued warning notices to four finfluencers suspected of providing unlicensed financial advice or engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct, as well as commencing a review of several licensees and their supervision of 15 finfluencers operating ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... fund appointments are scheduled to commence during FY26, with additional managers in advanced discussions to utilise K2's AFSL and operational infrastructure. Importantly, these mandates are expected to contribute recurring and scalable fee revenue ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... also highlighted increased demand for AFSLs over the past year, leading to an increase in prices. Now, the sale price for an AFSL ranges across $20,000 to $100,000 or more depending on the authorisations attached. It also noted that some buyers are insisting ...