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Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... through Dover 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 ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... a member of the TPB since 2017 and chair since 2023 and previously held several chair and director roles, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Central Operations), Accord Property Holdings and Wirra Wirra Vineyards. David Bradbury was also appointed ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... a broad and deep understanding of risks that entities face and manage." Diamond has also previously held roles with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Merrill Lynch.

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... as chief 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 ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... unsavoury 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 ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... proposed reforms. 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 ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... will be back 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 ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Sydney-based executive has joined Partners Group as the global head of special opportunities to oversee the business's latest offering. Partners Group has launched a special opportunities strategy, dubbed a complementary program alongside private ...

Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... 30 years in 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 ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Evalesco 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 ...