What’s next for Magellan after George’s departure?

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The departure of CEO and MD David George is yet another turbulent move for Magellan, coming just weeks after the company celebrated completing its board renewal process.

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Magellan CEO David George to immediately depart

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Magellan Financial Group’s CEO and managing director, David George, has stepped down from the asset manager, effective today, after just over a year in the role.

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Inappropriate advice complaints to AFCA jump 589%

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Two investment firms have made up almost half of investment and advice complaints as AFCA reports a rise of 589 per cent in complaints about inappropriate advice during FY2022–23.

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HUB24 names new chair as Higgins retires

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HUB24 chair and non-executive director, Bruce Higgins, is to step down from the board after 11 years and the platform has named his replacement.

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WT Financial optimistic of advice demand as NPAT doubles

WT Financial believes the “supply-demand equation” is weighted firmly in favour of advisers as it reports its net profit after tax more than doubled in FY2022–23.

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Will expat advisers be able to cure the industry shortage?

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With financial advisers on the government’s skills shortage list this year, could an influx of advisers coming from overseas help to bolster these numbers and how difficult is the transition?

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Looking back on Mota’s 5 years as Insignia CEO

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With Insignia Financial chief executive Renato Mota announcing he will depart in February 2024, Money Management takes a look at his five years in the leading role.

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Licensees commencing faster than closures as micro-AFSLs flourish

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Advice licensees are opening faster than they are closing, and licensee owners with less than 20 advisers have grown by over 200 since the start of the year, new figures from Wealth Data show.

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Insignia’s Mota to depart after 20 years

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Insignia Financial chief executive, Renato Mota, has announced he will step down from the company after 20 years with the business.

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Changes ahead for AFSLs’ breach reporting

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ASIC has updated its reportable situations regime to remove the need for licensees to submit breach notifications for certain misleading or deceptive conduct breaches.

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