Josh Wigney
LinkedinSenior AssociateJosh joined Holley Nethercote in 2021 and advises on a broad range of financial services regulatory and compliance matters. His experience includes financial services licensing, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, financial adviser regulation, OTC derivatives and CFDs, digital assets, payments and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Josh worked in-house with a focus on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance, corporate governance and commercial legal matters.
Favourite Quote
“Whether you Think You Can, or You Think You Can’t… You’re Right” – Henry Ford
My Thoughts
Scam lessons from AFCA: How Licensees can seek to reduce liability in a new era of fraud
28 Nov 2025It wasn’t long ago that someone would receive an email in their inbox saying they had received a large inheritance from the prince of a foreign land and immediately know it was a scam. These…
It’s time to dust off your conflicts of interest policy
27 Jan 2025In 2018, ASIC launched a crusade against poor financial advice. ASIC looked at how some of Australia’s larger banking and financial services institutions dealt with conflicts of interest between selling their in-house products and…
Currently trending: Interim stop orders – ASIC’s focus on design and distribution
07 Jul 2023When we think of trending, we think of what’s popular on Twitter or TikTok, and these trends generally don’t last longer than a couple of days to a week. When it comes to what’s “trending”…
How to be a Responsible Manager – Competence & Responsibilities
09 Nov 2022The Responsible Manager (RM) is one of the most important positions that an Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licensee has to maintain. They are the person (or, more likely, persons) who demonstrates the organisation’s competence, and…
ASIC cracks down on financial advisers and licensees
09 Aug 2022Financial advisers and their licensees, take note! ASIC is following up on advisers who haven’t yet completed the financial adviser exam. For most advisers, the thought of the financial adviser exam is likely to…