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ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... less liquid or illiquid", and that underlying funds may have lock-in periods. ASIC is also suing Interprac Financial Planning for funnelling clients into Shield and First Guardian. On taking action against Diversa, ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said ...

AZ NGA partners with Sydney Financial Planning

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Advice platform AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has partnered with Sydney Financial Planning to grow the firm's presence. Through this collaboration, AZ NGA will expand its reach in the eastern suburbs, where Sydney Financial Planning bases its ...

FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... website has valuable information for career changers and future advisers who want to explore what a career in financial planning could look like. It explains why becoming a financial adviser is rewarding on many levels, shares real stories from those ...

Top Koda Capital exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... capability and broaden access to global opportunities. She brought more than 25 years' experience in the financial planning sector. Before joining Koda, Hinze spent nine years at AMP in several senior leadership roles, including general manager of ...

Sequoia shares dive nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... nearly 50% since the start of the year, compounded by ASIC's recent lawsuit against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning, which has wiped millions from its market cap. Sequoia's share price opened at 23 cents this morning after riding as high ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... emerging adviser. The FAAA University Student of the Year Award, which recognises members who are enrolled in a financial planning related course in a tertiary institution or equivalent, was given to Katherine Mitterer. She is currently studying a Bachelor ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... roles, primarily right now in the Philippines and in India, to give them an opportunity to complete Australian financial planning qualifications," she said. "Potentially we can move them back onshore at the point at which they become eligible for a professional ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... Separately, in the same week, ASIC also commenced legal proceedings against MWL Financial Services and Interprac Financial Planning over Shield and First Guardian advice failures.

JANA deepens bench with six principal promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Super Board, where he led investment teams. Giudice, meanwhile, brings nearly 20 years' experience across financial planning, institutional consulting and asset management, joining JANA nine years ago from Whitehall Capital, Willis Towers Watson ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking Interprac Financial Planning to court over its failure to ensure representatives acted in clients' best interests. It's also been accused of lacking adequate risk management systems. The regulator said it was because of "critical ...