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Financial planning

Administrator Deloitte has shared how much Shield Master Fund investors could receive in estimated returns if the scheme is successfully wound up. ...

Financial planning

The strategic partnership with Oaktree Capital and AZ NGA is likely to pave the way for overseas players looking to enter the Australian financial advice market, accordin...

Financial planning

Deloitte’s Andrew Boal believes digital advice delivered by superannuation funds is years away yet from being able to solve the financial advice gap. ...

Funds management

Financial services leaders are “all cashed up with nowhere to grow” when it comes to M&A activity, according to Deloitte, with 90 per cent saying they have strong balance...

Funds management

As fund managers are urged to diversify their product ranges, they are finding a faster way to do this is via an acquisition of existing firms but experts say it is not w...

Financial planning

The wealth management sector is bucking the global trend of declining M&A and two industry-specific factors could mean it sees a further uptick in 2025, according to Delo...

Features

A new report has unearthed seven key megatrends that financial advisers need to prepare for to stay ahead of the game and not be left behind by peers....

Financial planning

A new report has forecast how adviser numbers would look in five years’ time and the rate of expected annual growth....

Funds management

Mergers and acquisitions in the Australian financial services industry are expected to continue surging, with M&A leaders looking to double the number of deals they are p...

Financial planning

Deloitte’s Andrew Boal believes there is a role for financial advisers to help clients understand longevity literacy as retirees find themselves “asset rich, cash poor”, ...

Financial planning

The development of a broad array of innovative products should not be first priority for the industry when it comes to retirement and could drive up the cost of financial...

Life/Risk

The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...

Financial planning

Industry experts have shared a snapshot of what an AI-enabled advice industry could look like in the coming years when it comes to productivity, investments and the platf...

Financial planning

Innovation might be an opportunity cost borne by Australia’s regulatory environment, however some consumers may place more value in the human element of advice, according...

Policy & Regulation

As M&A activity continues to re-shape the wealth and superannuation landscape, experts have highlighted key regulatory questions for firms to keep in mind when completing...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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