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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation. This follows Australian Fiduciaries' inability to pay the amount determined by the Australian Financial ...

Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... her application for a review of the decision. On 25 August 2025, ASIC cancelled MWL's Australian Financial Services licence, banned one of MWL's directors and its responsible manager. Niu is one of several former MWL financial advisers who have ...

NAB-owned WealthHub cops $1m ASIC fine

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... to the breaches were repeated failures to correctly report Intermediary ID, which is the Australian financial services licence number used to identify the entity responsible for placing orders and trades through a market participant's trading system. ...

ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Trive Financial Services Australia, after determining the company was no longer carrying on a financial services business in Australia. The ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of Capital Guard after finding that it had engaged in dishonest conduct, including the selling of a fake bond and providing false documents to its auditor. ASIC said the licence was ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... adviser and the sole director of Freedom Wealth Services, which has subsequently lost its Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to ASIC, Newbound was found to have forged client signatures on service agreements and provided inaccurate ...

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... that Earner was, in fact, a financial product, and Block Earner consequently required an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), overturning the Full Federal Court's previous decision in 2025. The product was available between March and November ...

Perfect regulatory certainty in digital economy not 'realistic': ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... requires digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) to acquire an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and oblige with consumer protection requirements. Bollen said 23 firms that contain crypto-related activities have ...

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... of Count's restricted advice service, Merit Wealth, which operated under Count's Australian financial services licence (AFSL). As a result, Count no longer has restricted SMSF advisers. Financial Standard has reached out to Count for comment. ...

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... Australia's first licensed advice platform on mobile and operates under Otivo's Australian financial services licence (AFSL). It draws on the seven advice modules already available on its web version, Otivo said, delivering personalised advice ...
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