A new financial advice business, licensed by Centrepoint Alliance, has recently commenced operations servicing HNW clients including retiring Baby Boomers and single women.
Abrdn chief executive Stephen Bird is to depart the troubled fund manager, which has slashed hundreds of jobs, after four years as the firm “moves to fresh leadership”.
This senior consultant has emphasised why “playing the long game” of cultivating a desirable work culture is vital for high-performing financial advice firms and their teams.
With superannuation funds and financial advisers being the top two sources of information for retirees, a TAL white paper has revealed which they turn to first.
Newly launched wealth technology platform HeirWealth has appointed multiple senior industry figures to its advisory board, including former MLC CEO Geoff Lloyd as chair.
The global asset manager has appointed a Sydney-based relationship manager from Netwealth to strengthen its partnership with the financial adviser community.
Clime has entered into a heads of agreement to divest Madison Financial Group to a rival licensee for $2 million.
Almost half of advised investors expect technology to become so advanced that they will no longer use a financial adviser by 2030, according to a global report by LSEG.
There has been 11 financial advice-related bannings by ASIC since the start of the FY2023–24 financial year, equating to one every month.
The role of a financial adviser is becoming more about investor management than investment management, according to Morningstar, with a greater emphasis placed by clients on soft skills.
