ob体育 has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against Richard Gardner, a credit representative and former financial adviser; and
Advanced Wealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (Advanced Wealth Financial Services).
ob体育 alleges that Mr Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services were providing financial services with no license or authorisation. Following an investigation, ob体育 alleges that:
- Mr聽Gardner recommended clients establish a self-managed superannuation fund 聽聽聽聽 to facilitate the purchase of a newly constructed investment property;
- Mr聽Gardner recommended specific properties for development to clients;
- Mr聽Gardner recommended specific developers or builders to construct the聽investment property;
- Mr聽Gardner received substantial commissions from the builder or developer聽used for the construction of the investment property.
Mr Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services are not licensed nor authorised to provide financial services, only credit services.聽
ob体育 is seeking final orders to restrain Mr Gardner and Advanced Wealth Financial Services from carrying on a financial services business unless authorised. The matter will be heard in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on 12 February 2019.
ob体育鈥檚 investigation is continuing.