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ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Sydney-based former financial adviser John Morgan from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business ...

Chalmers teases release of performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... a consensus, if one is possible, but at the very least the paper that I'll be releasing with [minister for financial services] Daniel Mulino soonish will give you an updated sense of our thinking here in the hope that we can try and get some people around ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) has issued three determinations in the month of April, including a reprimand to a financial adviser who continued to collect fees from a client for over a year after the service agreement ended. The adviser ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... shine a light on individuals and teams excelling in the fields of marketing, sales and advertising on behalf of financial services businesses. Celebrating its 32 nd year, the MAX Awards will recognise the Agency of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Rising ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... implement new laws which will bring digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing regime from April 2027. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026 (DAF Act) passed Parliament ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... for members," Arnott said. "Having spent my career at the intersection of digital, technology and delivery in financial services, I know how transformative it can be for members when you get the digital experience right." Notably, Rest recently restructured ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
A new standard from the Financial Services Council aims to strengthen governance practices across superannuation platforms, including limiting unadvised members to simpler investments, enhancing due diligence of options, and greater oversight of advisers ...

IFPA chief executive to exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... position, and I have every confidence in what comes next," she said in a statement to Financial Standard. "Financial services in Australia is at a genuinely pivotal inflection point. Regulatory evolution, technological change, and growing public scrutiny ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
New research from the Financial Services Council (FSC) reveals digital advice is activating the demand for full personal advice and presents the opportunity for the industry to finally provide regulated digital advice at scale. The role and value of ...

AZ NGA acquires Tasmanian advice firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... financial advice." FWA is licensed by Charter Financial Planning, which sits under Entireti's umbrella of financial services firms. Hudson said the transaction supported a smooth leadership transition while positioning the firm for future growth. ...