Career changers, such as accountants and teachers, are a valuable demographic for potential advisers as industry commentators say adviser numbers are “not touching the si...
Financial advisers and wealth managers need to exceed their clients’ desires for personalisation, a new EY report writes, and the requirements for this will vary between ...
Betashares chief executive, Alex Vynokur, believes technology advancements will enable banks to return to financial advice in the future as the need for advice is greater...
Centrepoint Alliance has upgraded its expected financial results for FY24, thanks to strong adviser recruitment and the acquisition of Queensland advice firm Financial Ad...
The corporate regulator has permanently banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser that “dishonestly attempted to induce clients to transfer their superannuation into a b...
ASIC has announced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has upheld a former NSW-based adviser’s permanent ban following his conviction for fraud offences....
The Financial Advice Association Australia has released its pre-budget submission, including six key items to help reduce the cost of professional advice and increase its...
Phil Anderson, general manager for financial advice at the FAAA, believes the CSLR levy could reach $100 million if Dixon Advisory complaints are allowed to continue. ...
Proposed legislative changes to safe harbour duty could result in advisers having reduced professional indemnity costs, a joint submission by seven major licensees said....
With 66 per cent of newly established advice licensees being sole advisers, what are the risks and legal ramifications to consider when taking the plunge into self-licens...
Despite its popularity, only 1 per cent of financial advisers say they have often discussed cryptocurrency with clients, CoreData said, fuelled by concerns of heavy legal...
AFCA and the CSLR have signed a memorandum of understanding as to how they will support an efficient financial services sector via the scheme....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...