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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago. Justice Moshinski lifted the Merhi's travel ban on July 9. The order stated the travel restraint handed down one year ...

HeirWealth launches AI integration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
HeirWealth has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server allowing financial advisers, accountants and family offices to query consolidated client wealth data through artificial intelligence assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude. The Australian ...

Nominations open for the 2026 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... stories we have published in FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning. To nominate a worthy financial adviser, please submit a nomination form here. Nominations are open until July 20, Monday. The shortlist will be announced on August ...

Advice veteran's exit creates $1bn Tassie wealth group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
Mancell Financial Group (MFG) founder Peter Mancell has retired as a financial adviser after 46 years, selling the business he built to pave the way for a $1 billion wealth management firm in Tasmania. Mancell officially stepped away as an adviser and ...

Netwealth expands Morgan Stanley mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
Amid expanding its stockbroking and private wealth capabilities, Netwealth has been picked by Morgan Stanley to provide a platform solution to its Australian wealth business. The new agreement will see Netwealth cater to Morgan Stanley's ASX-listed ...

AUSIEX launches cash account for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
AUSIEX has launched a cash account to help financial advisers manage client cash seamlessly alongside trading accounts. The account is designed to simplify and streamline cash management, accelerate funding and settlement, improve visibility and control ...

June adviser exam registers 72% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
ASIC reported a 71.7% pass rate in the latest round of financial adviser exam results. Some 209 people sat the exam, including 137 first-timers, in June. Of the first-timers, 75.9% or 104 passed the exam. To date, 22,748 individual candidates have sat ...

ASIC ceases a further 26 authorisations after review

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has completed the review on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) relating to compliance with the qualifications standard that took effect on 1 January 2026, as adviser numbers plummeted below 15,000 entering the new financial year. The review ...

Tribunal shortens financial adviser's five-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Financial adviser Christian Henry has scored a partial win in reducing ASIC's five-year ban on providing personal financial advice to three years upon appeal. Henry was initially banned by ASIC while he worked at MWL Financial Services over advice ...

Esencia seals third merger

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... Edwards and Debbie Warriner will join Esencia Wealth, with Edwards taking on the role of partner and senior financial adviser and Warriner continuing in client operation. The broader merger also adds a team of 10 employees to the advice firm. Esencia ...