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Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026

Centrepoint Alliance will offload its lending solutions business to Astute Financial Management to solely focus on licensee services, financial advice, managed accounts and platforms. Under the agreement, Centrepoint said it will retain the lending-as-a-service ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Pulse Markets, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIR Financial, for providing incompetent financial services, including inadequate supervision of its corporate authorised representatives ...

ASIC imposes licence conditions on Cambridge Mercantile

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026

ASIC has imposed additional conditions on the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Cambridge Mercantile's local branch, following ongoing compliance failures in its foreign exchange derivatives business. The Corpay subsidiary misclassified ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

FIIG Securities will pay $2.5 million over cybersecurity failures that went on for years and saw the private data of clients compromised and, in some cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026

In a new report, The risk of unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026

Drummond Capital Partners is strengthening its governance and implementation functions with a senior hire, as the firm scales its adviser support platform. Cameron Mitchell joins the business with more than 14 years' experience in Australian financial ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026

The Federal Court has handed BPS Financial $14 million in pecuniary penalties over the way in which it promoted and operated its crypto product Qoin Wallet. According to ASIC, BPS Financial advertised the product as a non-cash payment facility linked ...

IFS unveils new pathway for industry super fund advice

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026

Industry Fund Services (IFS) has launched a "comprehensive solution" designed for financial advisers who want to specialise in industry super fund advice. The Independent Adviser Licensing Mode provides guidance that aligns with members' priorities ...

ASIC seeks relief extension for securitisation entities

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026

ASIC is seeking to extend a relief for securitisation entities from holding an AFSL for five more years. The regulator is seeking stakeholder feedback on its plans to remake a relief instrument by extending the exemption for securitisation entities ...

Adviser of MWL, UGC banned for seven years

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

Melbourne-based financial adviser Louis Van Coppenhagen has been banned from providing financial services for seven years over a series of misconduct when he was an authorised representative of MWL Financial Services (MWL) and United Global Capital ...

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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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