Regulatory Alerts2025-08-21
ASIC permanently bans former SMSF accountant Jason Richard Poser
ASIC has permanently banned former SMSF accountant Jason Richard Poser from providing financial services following his conviction for aggravated theft involving client funds. The ban, effective 1 August 2025, prohibits Poser from performing functions in a financial services business or controlling such an entity due to his dishonesty-related criminal offense. Poser, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in August 2024, retains the right to appeal this decision to the Administrative Review Tribunal.
ASIC has permanently banned South Australian based SMSF accountant Jason Richard Poser following his conviction of aggravated theft.
The conviction related to Mr Poser stealing funds from his client’s SMSFs. These funds were payments used to satisfy the client’s SMSF tax obligations.
Under the Corporations Act, ASIC may permanently ban a person from providing financial services if they are convicted of fraud which includes offences involving dishonesty.
Mr Poser has been banned permanently from:
providing any financial services
performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business, and
controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business.
The banning took effect from 1 August 2025.
Mr Poser’s banning has been recorded on ASIC's banned and disqualified register .
Background
Mr Poser was an authorised representative of Super Guardian Pty Ltd (ACN 113 986 968, AFSL 485643) from 5 July 2016 to 29 June 2020.
In August 2024, Mr Poser was convicted of aggravated theft under s134 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Mr Poser will be eligible for parole in July 2028.
Mr Poser has the right to appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of ASIC’s decision.