Financial services market facing oversupply of highly skilled execs

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The financial services industry is currently “overwhelmed with quality and quantity of candidates”, Kaizen Recruitment explains, leading executives to face 12-month long recruitment processes.

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CFS teams up with Viridian Advisory on advice offering

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Following its recent partnership with Otivo, Colonial First State has now announced an arrangement with Viridian Advisory to offer unadvised members with one-off, topic-based financial advice.

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Equity Trustees selected as RE for 2 funds

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Equity Trustees has been selected as the responsible entity for two new funds, one from Coller Capital focused on private equity and a second investing in fixed income from FIIG Securities.

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Calls to scrap SOAs reemerge in Parliament amid DBFO delays

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Former financial adviser and Coalition backbencher Bert van Manen has introduced a bill in Parliament, building on Michelle Levy’s good advice duty and calling for SOAs to be scrapped.

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Insignia announces new team to drive MLC brand

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand.

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New entrants opting for private firms as Q3 sees adviser gains

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The third quarter of 2024 saw the first positive increase in adviser numbers for 12 months, according to the latest quarterly Musical Chairs report, with new entrants overwhelmingly choosing to join privately owned firms.

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ASIC’s ‘whack-a-mole’ problem with unlicensed advisers

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ASIC’s Sarah Court has confirmed the regulator is carrying out systematic work on providers of unlicensed advice but admits it is a case of “whack-a-mole” when it comes to disciplining them.

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Determining effective pricing structures in advice

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As more advisers review their fee structures, Business Health has shared six steps to calculating the price to deliver financial advice services in a profitable yet suitable way.

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Fidelity creates new leadership role in Australian team

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Fidelity International has looked internally to appoint a head of strategic sales and solutions for its Australian division, which is a newly created role for the business.

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