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ASIC has issued infringement notices to two AFSLs over financial advisers providing personal advice while they were unregistered....

Financial planning

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

Financial planning

Former executive chairman of failed stockbroker BBY, Glenn Rosewall, has been charged with aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring BBY’s dishonest conduct in relation ...

Financial planning

Determinations by the FSCP since the start of 2025 are almost double the number in the same period of 2024, with non-concessional contribution cap errors and incorrect ad...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

Financial planning

A former licensee director, who failed to report an adviser’s fee-for-no-service conduct, has been banned for three years by ASIC. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a financial adviser after he allegedly concealed information from clients and misused client funds, among other breaches....

Financial planning

Disgraced adviser Joshua Fuoco described himself as the “biggest monkey” at AFSL Group and provided financial advice via WhatsApp, all while being banned for 10 years, co...

Financial planning

Results are out for the latest sitting of the ASIC financial advice exam, with the pass rate falling for the second consecutive sitting....

Financial planning

ASIC’s enforcement action is having an active start to the new financial year, banning a former Queensland financial adviser for 10 years in relation to fees for no servi...

Financial planning

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

Financial planning

Former wealth firm director Joshua Fuoco has been convicted of contempt of court, sentenced and permanently banned from being involved in financial services after breachi...

Financial planning

In its first FY26 action, ASIC has cancelled the AFSLs of two Sydney advice firms over their failures to pay industry funding levies. ...

Financial planning

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Perth advice firm, with the firm having previously seen its licence temporarily suspended in 2020....

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