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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. ...

ASIC acts against another former FSGA adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... schemes, ASIC said. While working at AS Financial Planning, Monte Silva was an authorised representative of Financial Services Group Australia and, between July and August 2023, he recommended five clients roll their super over to invest in specific ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... meeting on Friday said the investment manager has been focused on evolving the firm into a more diversified financial services group. "This strategy has been guided by a clear objective: to build a business that is more resilient, less dependent on any ...

ASIC bans former adviser Rhys Reilly for 10 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Former financial adviser Rhys Reilly has been banned from working in financial services for 10 years for "serious misconduct" in which he flogged the First Guardian Master Fund in return for conflicted remuneration. ASIC's investigation into Reilly ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... chair-elect to guide the company going forward. Peter is highly regarded director with deep experience across financial services and public companies, as well as extensive investment community and business relationships within Australia and Asia," Cole ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... products, under authorisation provided by the National Tax & Accountants' Association's (NTAA) Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to Padua WealthData, there was a net decline of 88 advisers this week, 85 of which had been ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Financial services consultant Ben Walsh has called out concerns with Treasury's super switching consultation, saying parts of it miss the mark. Walsh said the consultation focuses on "the 'switch' as the point of failure" while ignoring a "massive 'user ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Benjamin Godfrey, the former director and responsible manager of ISG Financial Services Limited (ISG). ASIC suspended ISG's AFSL in July 2022 after it found it failed to meet statutory audit and financial reporting lodgement obligations. ...

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... First Guardian collapses is now banned. Aristotle Papapavlou is permanently banned from any involvement in the financial services and credit industries. Papapavlou was authorised by Interprac Financial Planning as of September 2021 and worked for Venture ...