Solid month for new entrant gains

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There have now been four consecutive weeks of double-digit rises in the number of new entrants joining the financial advice industry, according to Wealth Data.

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How did super funds perform in Q3?

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SuperRatings has released the latest data for superannuation fund performance in the third quarter of 2023.

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Only half of ASIC referrals result in convictions in FY22-23

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The conviction rate for cases referred by ASIC to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has fallen to half compared to 100 per cent in the year prior.

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Shake-up on horizon for NSW investment management

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Daniel Mookhey, NSW Treasurer, is encouraging TCorp to focus on its ESG framework in a bid to become a leader in Asia Pacific, and highlights a shake-up to the state government’s investment funds.

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The Q3 investor trends: Calastone

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Property funds have seen record quarterly outflows in the third quarter of 2023 while investors have demonstrated a bias to Australian equities over global ones, according to Calastone.

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BT Panorama's battle to ‘win advisers’ hearts and minds’

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The decision by Westpac to retain the BT Panorama platform should be welcomed by the industry, according to platform researcher Recep Peker, as a way of intensifying platform competition and improving its functionality.

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Advice advocacy and the ‘alphabet soup’ of associations

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Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, has shed a light on the need for industry body consolidation and how meaningful engagement between groups has brought the advice debate to where it is today.

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Financial adviser enters skills shortage list

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Financial investment advisers have been identified as a job experiencing a national skills shortage while a Treasury report has found migrant advisers are among the least likely to be working in their chosen field.

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Ex-AMP planner calls for firm to ‘do the right thing’ in mediation

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Justice Mark Moshinsky has ruled a timeline for mediation between AMP Financial Planning and Equity Financial Planners to begin, and a former planner has called for the firm to “do the right thing” by paying advisers and rebuilding its reputation.

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How jailed former adviser conned his victims out of $10m

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Court documents have revealed how former Melbourne adviser, Terence Nugara, was able to steal $10 million from his clients by promising returns as high as 98 per cent from bogus property developments.

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