ASIC announces first adviser banning of 2025
ASIC has announced its first adviser banning of the year with the permanent ban of a Queensland-based former adviser that was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.
The corporate regulator has made two orders permanently banning Calamvale-based financial adviser David Eduardo Cubilla, following his conviction of fraud.
In June 2024, Cubilla was convicted of fraud under s408C of the Queensland Criminal Code and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. He will be eligible for parole on 11 June 2026.
The conviction related to Cubilla stealing funds from a client’s superannuation account.
Cubilla was previously an authorised representative of Havana Financial Services from 28 July 2021 to 20 June 2023, AMP Financial Planning from 1 July 2014 to 2 June 2021, GPL (VIC) Pty Ltd from 29 September 2011 to 22 May 2014, and A.C.N. 116 900 362 Limited between 19 February 2008 and 29 September 2011.
ASIC said the fraud occurred while Cubilla was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning.
“Under the Corporations Act and National Consumer Credit Protection Act, ASIC may permanently ban a person from providing financial services and engaging in credit industries if they are convicted of fraud,” the regulator said.
ASIC said that the banning took effect from 27 December 2024 and prohibits Cubilla from:
- providing any financial services.
- performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business.
- controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business.
- engaging in any credit activities.
- performing any function involved in the engaging in of credit activities.
- controlling, whether alone or in concert with one or more other entities, another person who engages in credit activities.
Cubilla has the right to appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC’s decision.
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