COLIN WILLIAMS

Financial planning

After weeks of fluctuating above and below 15,500, adviser numbers have maintained their hold above the line for three consecutive weeks....

Financial planning

The financial advice profession has lifted back above the 15,500 mark this week thanks to a double-digit net rise in adviser numbers, according to Wealth Data....

Financial planning

The financial advice sector has benefited from a net rise of 11 advisers this week, according to Wealth Data, while AMP Group reports losses as several advisers open thei...

Financial planning

Exclusive analysis from Wealth Data shows the number of AFSLs in the holistic advice model with one to two advisers has risen 54 per cent over the past five years, while ...

Financial planning

An acquisition of two advice practices by a national advice group has led to a shift in financial adviser numbers, with one losing 33 advisers as a result....

Financial planning

Wealth Data has examined which advice business model has seen the most growth since the start of the year including those that offer holistic advice....

Financial planning

The industry has regained the majority of losses seen in the previous week, with one licensee seeing a gain of six new advisers. ...

Financial planning

The advice profession lost 15 advisers over the past week, according to Wealth Data, partly due to a lower number of new entrants and advisers transitioning between licen...

Financial planning

The cancellation of two AFSLs has caused adviser numbers to drop into the red this week after three weeks of growth, but one AFSL has seen a gain of 20....

Financial planning

Wealth Data founder Colin Williams believes legislative changes mean there is ‘no excuse’ for further financial adviser declines as the number of new entrants struggle to...

Financial planning

With the self-licensing trend here to stay, what are the estimated costs and insurance risks for financial advisers operating their own AFSL without the backing of a larg...

Financial planning

Despite concerns about 2024 being a weaker year for adviser growth, the net gains for the financial year to date are exactly in line with the same time last year, althoug...

Financial planning

With the previous financial year behind us, Wealth Data has unveiled the top 10 financial advice licensees in terms of adviser gains and declines over the 12-month period...

Financial planning

Financial adviser numbers have gained headway this week, Wealth Data reports, marking a departure from six consecutive weeks of losses. ...

Financial planning

The 2024 calendar year is now expected to report bigger losses than 2023, despite a strong start, as the last two weeks of June have seen heavy triple-digit adviser losse...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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