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Financial planning

Mayfair 101’s Mawhinney given 20-year ban from raising funds

The Federal Court says James Mawhinney, or entities controlled by him, has a high likelihood to engage in similar conduct if not prevented by the court from doing so, fol...

Financial planning

ASIC bans binary option sales to retail clients

Binary options had resulted in and were likely to result in significant detriment to retail clients, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ...

Financial planning

ASIC bans Tasmanian adviser for five years

David Horton was found to have given clients’ inappropriate advice to double gear their investments and did not consider their cashflow position or ability to cover margi...

Financial planning

ASIC permanently bans former Melbourne manager

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned Melbourne former responsible manager, Anthony David Wynd, from providing financial services....

Financial planning

Daly and Linchpin directors banned for 5 years

Peter Daly and two other Linchpin directors have gone on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission banned list after failing in the Administrative Appeals Trib...

Financial planning

Ex-Spectrum adviser banned for five years

The corporate regulator has banned Sean Philip Lewis for his limited recourse borrowing arrangement advice and insurance advice that would generate large commissions for ...

Financial planning

ASIC permanently bans jailed Adelaide adviser

Former adviser James Gibbs has been permanently banned, the first imposed utilising the recent extensions to the corporate regulator’s banning powers....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC bans WA adviser for four years

Anthony Hilsley failed to provide advice in the best interest of his clients, an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found....

SMSF

Qld SMSF adviser permanently banned

William Houwing (known as Jack Houwing) failed to act in the best interests of his self-managed superannuation fund clients by recommending they lend money to his related...

Financial planning

ASIC bans Qld adviser and cancels Smart Solutions licensee

Financial adviser Timothy Shapter has been banned for seven years for failing best interests duty and his licensee Smart Solutions has had its licence cancelled....

SMSF

SMSF adviser banned for best interests failure

Wayne Blazejczyk recommended clients with low super balances to set up a SMSF and use an admin service he was the owner of and to invest in a fund that he was the investm...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC bans cold call life sales

Unsolicited cold call sales of direct life insurance and consumer credit insurance are to be banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

Financial planning

ASIC bans two advisers

South Australian adviser Wendy Chapman has been banned for five years, while Queensland adviser Nina Williams has received a one-year ban....

Policy & Regulation

Ex-Westpac, Commonwealth FP adviser banned

Peter Jianchao Xu has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for failing to comply with best interests duty....

Financial planning

ASIC bans Melbourne adviser for SMSF advice

Former Apogee adviser, Jihad Soleiman has been banned for six years for unqualified self-managed superannuation fund advice....