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 alon...

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 admi...

As broader conditions show initial signs of improvement, the outlook for opportunities from a typically volatile small caps sector is showing some promise, according to t...

Three years since it entered the ETF market in the US, Dimensional’s new ASX-listed offerings mark a very long-term strategic move to bring these access points to the loc...

Prime Value Asset Management has expanded its alternative assets division with a focus on retirement living....

Two firms have joined forces to acquire Australian Unity’s financial advice business, which includes 18 advisers alongside its corporate superannuation services business....

The current volatility has created a rich pool of investment opportunities which skilled fund managers can exploit through long-short equities strategies, writes Lukasz d...

Less than 10 per cent of Australian consumers fully understand ESG or sustainable investing, CFS reveals, as confusion around these terms persists. ...

The Westpac-owned platform has announced a range of new efficiencies through a new brand campaign to better serve clients and financial advisers....

Doubt has been cast on whether GQG will acquire Pacific Current Group after it failed to receive the support of the firm’s largest shareholder....

The corporate regulator has urged organisations to implement greater cyber security management, with an “alarming” number of firms not managing third-party or supply chai...

Count has indicated the Diverger acquisition will not be its last as chief executive, Hugh Humphrey, says the firm has sufficient “firepower” to make more in the future....

The government has released the first consultation on its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, focused on removing regulatory red tape....

A Melbourne financial adviser banned for 10 years for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules to attend the AFL Grand Final in Perth has seen his banning reduced in an appeal....

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed new directors as two founding directors step down after five years, including a financial adviser....

Praemium has announced a three-year partnership with research consultancy CoreData....

The global alternative asset manager has attracted strong inflows in the second half of 2023 as it hits $9.2 billion in assets under management. ...

The Financial Advice Association Australia and the Financial Services Council have responded to the first consultation on Delivering Better Financial Outcomes, recognisin...

HUB24 has unveiled the features of its low balance Discover product and the managers it is working with on managed portfolios....

Sequoia has announced plans to boost growth by acquiring sub-scale licensees, noting only 2 per cent of AFSLs have more than 100 advisers....