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- “Like going to a doctor before you have surgery” – More adventures in lead generation.
- Leading to Disaster – The lead generation ads that risk millions in retirement funds.
- Lead generation – this one was a scam
- Lead generation Part 3 – ‘Rates Compare’ and Capital Guard
- Dominique Grubisa’s legal practice ban makes a rollicking read
- Lead generation – “Superannuation checks” a back-door to high pressure super switching
- Dominique Grubisa – End of the road?
- Council Watch Victoria’s ‘anti-woke’ stance doesn’t reflect majority views
- Sins of the Father
- Dominique Grubisa knowingly misled consumers
- ACCC v Dominique Grubisa
- Dominique Grubisa’s AAT appeal successful – but confirms her disgraceful conduct.
- Lead generation and financial services advertising
- Rick Otton – the aftermath
- “Heaps of houses and heaps of money!”
- Dominique Grubisa prohibited from legal practice
- Dominique Grubisa banned by ASIC for 4 years.
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Lead generation and life insurance
Should life insurers benefit from dodgy advertising under fictitious names? With the potential for a ban on lead generation for financial services, the life insurance industry body, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) argues for life insurers to be … Continue reading
“Like going to a doctor before you have surgery” – More adventures in lead generation.
The Australian Government is considering how to curb lead generation activity, following over one billion dollars in losses by consumers who were funnelled to unethical advice via lead generation advertising. So what happens if you respond to a “free superannuation … Continue reading
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Leading to Disaster – The lead generation ads that risk millions in retirement funds.
Consumers lost over $1 billion in super funds when Shield Master Fund and First Guardian collapsed. Advisors involved include Next Generation Advice and Venture Egg Financial Services. For these consumers, the journey to disaster often started with an innocent looking … Continue reading
Lead generation – this one was a scam
Lead generation ads for financial services either result in legitimate businesses obtaining customers through misleading ads (probably in breach of anti-hawking provisions) or they lead to scams. My recent experience shows the role lead generation plays in scams, and how … Continue reading
Lead generation Part 3 – ‘Rates Compare’ and Capital Guard
Lead generation ads on Facebook for financial services can link to scams, or ‘click bait’ promising unrealistic returns that can lead people to switch to risky investments. Lead generation ads are placed in a bogus business name, often without disclosing … Continue reading
Dominique Grubisa’s legal practice ban makes a rollicking read
A decision to ban Dominique Grubisa from practising law found, among other things that Grubisa: On 1 October 2025, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Occupational Division) recommended that Dominique Grubisa be removed from the Roll of Solicitors maintained by … Continue reading
Lead generation – “Superannuation checks” a back-door to high pressure super switching
Regulators have recently warned the public about lead generation advertising,. ASIC says that “superannuation checks” are used as a back door into the high-pressure telemarketing and have led to financial advisers putting clients into inappropriate financial products – naming entities … Continue reading
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Dominique Grubisa – End of the road?
Well, it’s the end of the road as far as her defence against the ACCC’s action against her for misleading and deceptive conduct. Yesterday, the High Court rejected her application for an extension of time to lodge an appeal against the … Continue reading
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Council Watch Victoria’s ‘anti-woke’ stance doesn’t reflect majority views
Update 2026: Council Watch’s activity appears to have been limited following media reports of accusations against its head Dean Hurlston of stalking and harassing a mayor, apologising to a deputy mayor he accused of sexual harassment and reports of more … Continue reading
Sins of the Father
Dominique Grubisa suggests that her parents suffered at the hands of a bank – but is it true? Far from being ‘innocent’ consumers ripped off by a bank, both were lawyers who incurred large debt due to her father’s gambling ($14 … Continue reading
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