Crunching the numbers on the tripartite Australian Unity deal

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The tripartite deal between Fortnum and AZ Next Generation Advisory, announced earlier this week, to acquire the financial advice arm of Australian Unity is a “reasonable fit”, according to Wealth Data.

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The three advice licensees backed by this fund manager

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Fund manager DMX Asset Management is backing three different financial advice licensees in its Australian Equities fund as it expects an easing of industry headwinds will benefit the sector.

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AMP plans digital bank launch for small businesses

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AMP is betting on a digital bank for sole traders and small businesses, in partnership with UK digital bank Starling, to improve its AMP Bank performance.

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Centrepoint Alliance targets self-licensed advisers with Adviser Cloud

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Centrepoint Alliance plans to launch an “Adviser Cloud” offering of adviser infrastructure for self-licensed advisers as well as a partnership to provide a portfolio administration service.

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Winners of the Women in Finance Awards 2023 revealed

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More than 30 winners were crowned at this year’s Women in Finance Awards, including eight from the broking industry.

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Over 100 new advice licensees commenced this year

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Six new financial advice licensees have begun operations in the past week and zero ceased, Wealth Data reveals, with more than 100 licensee owners commencing in 2023 alone.

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HESTA rapped by ASIC over misleading performance figures

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The super trustee has received three infringement notices for allegedly misleading statements on its social media regarding the performance of one of its investment options. 

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ASIC adviser levy reduced by almost $8m

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The ASIC funding levy for 2022-23 has been reduced from its original estimates, after criticism that the increase to $3,217 per adviser was too high.

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Centrepoint Alliance acquires $1bn Qld advice firm

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Centrepoint Alliance has acquired a Brisbane financial advice firm with over $1 billion in funds under advice as part of its strategy to accelerate growth.

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