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Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... investment team, Frontier said. Anthony Luxford and Dan Manser are now senior consultants. Luxford previously worked in financial advice, including as a paraplanner, before joining Frontier as an associate in 2021. He works in the emerging institutional ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Benjamin Godfrey, the former director and responsible manager of ISG Financial Services Limited (ISG). ASIC suspended ISG's AFSL in July 2022 after it found it failed to meet statutory audit and financial reporting lodgement obligations. ...

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
A financial adviser who allowed others to provide Statements of Advice (SOAs) in his name and was actively involved in the dodgy referral processes that led to significant client losses due to the Shield and First Guardian collapses is now banned. Aristotle ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... safer system. In the CSLR reforms, Treasury proposes revising the treatment of counterfactual loss for CSLR-eligible financial advice complaints. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) generally determines loss in financial advice complaints ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... IDA is backed by Macquarie Asset Management via its Macquarie Real Estate Partners (MREP) fund. IDA partner and chief financial officer Jeremy Urbach said the new facility will enhance IDA's flexibility to continue originating and underwriting quality ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
The ASX-listed WT Financial Group (WTL) has welcomed its inaugural chief financial officer, who was integral in the execution of the company's Investco strategy. Michael Peters has been appointed to the newly created role and will accelerate its consolidation ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... complexity across the advice industry. Melville brings more than 30 years' experience across wealth management, financial advice, and banking. He spent over 20 years at Macquarie Group, most recently leading the virtual adviser network within wealth ...

Cbus names new chief technology officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... had one since 2024. Cbus said Hagan brings decades of executive leadership experience across healthcare, energy and financial services, with a keen focus on technology development and business transformation. Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... consultation to seek feedback on the taxation regulation for Division 296. Contributing to the consultation, the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) said it is concerned about the treatment of deceased estates, the lack of clarity around ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
ASIC wants the Federal Court to appoint a receiver to investigate the fire sale of Interprac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying it has concerns over what it may mean for the advice group's creditors. The regulator has applied ...