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Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... in the system" Fok said. The fund said lead generators had emerged as a workaround following the post Banking Royal Commission ban on cold-call sales for super and financial advice. Operators instead rely on online mechanisms to harvest personal data ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... why it makes them. "I never want the public to lose confidence in ASIC again in the same way it did after the Royal Commission," Longo said. "And maintaining confidence means telling people what you're going to do and following through on it."

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... Financial Advisers until its closure in July 2018, prompted by its extensive misconduct being publicised by the Royal Commission. He was then authorised under Consilium Advice, a group established by former Dover advisers. In banning him, ASIC said Papapavlou ...

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... executive in August 2021, tasked with renewing the wealth firm following the fallout from the Financial Services Royal Commission and subsequent scandals involving several senior executives. FSC chair David Bryant said: "Alexis' experience and insight ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... repercussions for the financial advice profession, having barely shaken off the disrepute from th Financial Services Royal Commission. Good apples Freshwater Wealth founder and financial adviser Roger Perrett commiserates with impacted investors and ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... The educational reforms have largely driven mass attrition in the profession following the Financial Services Royal Commission. There were 15,151 active financial advisers at the end of 2025, dropping substantially from the peak of 28,000 prior to the ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... in court on 26 March 2026. Many class actions were launched off the back of the Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission. In 2017, because of revelations from the Royal Commission, CBA was ordered by APRA to examine whether governance, culture ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... financial services. George joined AMP in August 2021, tasked with cleaning up the wealth giant following the Royal Commission and subsequent scandals involving several senior executives. Her tenure marked a major reset for AMP, offloading its life insurance ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... senior financial adviser Melody Edwards said advisers have "been through significant regulatory changes since the Royal Commission [to the extent] that we've almost become desensitised to these challenges." In the new year, Edwards said "the challenges ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... problem or prevent them from happening. "We've already got a truckload of laws after the financial services Royal Commission. But [they] drove up the costs and made it harder for [advisers] to service clients. All those laws didn't protect investors ...
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