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Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... restricted self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF)/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register (FAR), latest data shows. Padua WealthData's weekly adviser update shows that Count now has 527 advisers - from 553 previously ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... has closed its doors and subsequently seen its entire fleet of 85 advisers delisted from ASIC's financial adviser register (FAR). SAN's representatives were predominantly accountants who operated under a limited licence to provide advice on SMSF ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... "sledgehammer" that wiped out thousands from the sector. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR), the total number of advisers on the register is currently 15,151. The rigid pathway framework also isn't ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... quarter of them have ceased their authorisation. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR), about 458 advisers ceased their authorisation since the beginning of December, including 16 this month. The total ...

FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... that the profession was at risk of losing 3500 advisers if they do not review the accuracy of their Financial Adviser Register profile. Abood added that the academy will help bridge the gap between the low number of financial advisers in Australia and ...

3500 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
ASIC is urgently calling on financial advisers to review the accuracy of their Financial Adviser Register profile if they intend to continue providing advice into 2026 and beyond. The regulator said, based on current information, some 3459 advisers ...

Former United Global Capital adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... licensed by River X Financial Services, but that relationship lasted just one week. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, he has not been licensed since.

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... the PC's acknowledgement in its fourth interim report. The number of financial advisers listed on the Financial Adviser Register has almost halved in six years, down from 26,500 in 2019 to just 15,300 as of July 2025. CPA Australia chief executive Chris ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the sector, which has nearly halved from 26,500 in 2019. CPA Australia superannuation ...

Fees for no service see former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... was placed in voluntary administration last year and had its licence cancelled. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, between October 2022 and October 2023 Roper was also licensed through Assetly Australia.
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