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Court orders ASIC to preserve assets from doomed trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... is an associate member with. ASIC banned Edwards in September 2025 for 10 years after identifying he provided financial advice without an AFSL for more than four years. He was subsequently disqualified as a self-managed super fund auditor from 28 May ...

Infocus continues leadership expansion with new appointment

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... Aviva, Mortgage Insurance in senior and leadership capacities. More recently, he was the managing director at Financial Advice Matters for more than eight years, before transitioning to a business coach and national key accounts manager at Slipstream ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... recommending those products. ASIC found that Crole "was aware" of serious concerns regarding the representatives' financial advice model but failed to adequately respond to them. "Crole was not a fit and proper person, was not competent, and lacked the ...

Allan Gray Australia strengthens retail distribution

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... adviser support. "[Roberts] brings considerable experience working with advisers and a strong understanding of the financial advice market. Just as importantly, his approach to building relationships is well aligned with how we work at Allan Gray," said ...

Opex Consulting taps Iress data lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
Former head of data science at Iress has joined the Adelaide-based financial advice solutions provider to lead a wide range of its ongoing initiatives to enhance efficiency for financial advisers. Alten Hulme has joined Opex Consulting as head of enterprise ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... types - but platform TDPs remain materially more expensive, even before considering the costs of any personal financial advice. The CPPP also shows platform TDPs have higher rates of underperformance over 10 years when compared against other product ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers. The reforms will ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Centrepoint Alliance will acquire a 51% controlling stake in Queensland-based financial advice business SEQ Advice Group Pty Limited (SEQ), with the deal expected to initially contribute about $600,000 in annualised EBITDA. The acquisition forms part ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... of APT Strategy. ASIC has previously urged affected investors to consider making a complaint to AFCA about the financial advice provided by Australian Fiduciaries via Compare Your Super as its authorised representative at that time. Those who received ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... Colonial First State to KKR on 1 December 2021. This included CFSIL and Avanteos. Last November, CBA also settled a financial advice class action in in-principle for $22.5 million relating to Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP), Financial Wisdom and ...