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Two Ensombl senior leaders exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... have decided to scale back some of the events we facilitate but continue to focus and grow our podcast and market-leading CPD." "We wish Emily and Danielle the very best for their future endeavours." Rocks replaced Clayton Daniel as chief executive last ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... any favours. As an example, Doyle says that women bring enormous strengths to advice yet structural barriers like inflexible CPD, professional year (PY) expectations and work patterns still push many out. "Practices that intentionally support women build ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... ability to identify risks, opportunities and appropriate structures for clients," Roy said. "The ongoing access to high-quality CPD programs and technical assistance for SSA specialists also ensures I stay up to date with legislative changes and developments ...

ASIC cracks down on adviser CPD failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... before the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) for failing to comply with their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, ASIC said. The financial regulator convened multiple sitting panels between March and May 2025. The panel decided ...

FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... advisers holding the specialisation are continuing to undertake at least five hours of continuing professional development (CPD) per year in staying up to date in that field."

RainmakerLive rebrands to Rainmaker MarketPro

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... contestable money within the managed accounts market," Rainmaker Information head of business development James Yin said. The new CPD module in Rainmaker MarketPro expands on existing infrastructure from FS Aspire CPD, which provides access professional ...

SMSFA, Deakin University launch courses for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... financial advisers. Deakin University is offering Ethics for Financial Services (Intensive), a compulsory bridging unit with 30 CPD hours. It runs across four half days during November with enrolments closing October 21. The SMSFA is running the SMSF ...

Adviser permanently banned for faking qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... Group for the six months to February 2019. He first provided advice in 2018. According to the ASIC FAR, Vee did not meet his CPD requirements in 2022. He was a member of the Association of Financial Advisers, it shows. ASIC determined he was not fit ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... members. This new partnership will give ASFA members access to FNF's culture and money cultural competency training and gain ASFA CPD points. The training is designed to provide a greater understanding for those in the financial services sector to build ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... provide advice on SMSFs. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, while at MyPlanner, he failed to meet the annual CPD requirements. MyPlanner had its licence cancelled by ASIC in 2020 after two-year battle that began when ASIC surveillance ...
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