FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Dirigere Advisory, a Victorian boutique financial advice licensee, has relaunched with a new operating model that aims to better meet the needs of its advisers, including...

Financial planning

Wealth Data has recorded a “very encouraging” 18 advisers joining the financial advice industry this week, with over three-quarters joining as new entrants....

Financial planning

A director at the Financial Advice Association Australia and a former superannuation chief executive are among recipients of this year’s Australia Day honours. ...

Financial planning

Over 200 advisers left Insignia in the three months to 31 December with the largest decline seen in the self-employed division, while its new advice operating model is ex...

Financial planning

JANA has been chosen as the investment adviser for a national financial advice firm, its second appointment this month. ...

Financial planning

With more than one in three consumers unable to identify a single benefit of financial advice, the industry has been urged to better articulate the positive impact of see...

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Sydney-based financial advice firm, its first licence cancellation of the new year. ...

Financial planning

Confidence in retirement has weakened in Australia rather than strengthened, according to the latest Global Retirement Reality Report from State Street, but over a third ...

Financial planning

ASIC commissioner, Alan Kirkland, has told Money Management that licensees and financial advisers could be in breach of the law and face civil penalties if they fail to m...

Financial planning

Almost 6,000 financial advisers have just two weeks to register with ASIC if they wish to continue to provide advice with the FAAA warning “a lot is at stake” if they rem...

People & Products

As the year comes to a close, Money Management has collated the top 10 most read stories of 2023 – from super fund performance to financial advice reforms....

Financial planning

Two Professional Year candidates have shared their thoughts with Money Management on ASIC’s proposed changes to the financial advice exam and what it will mean for their ...

Financial planning

Over half of Australians hope to live to 100 years, according to MetLife, and 90 per cent believe retirement should be redefined to account for a longer lifespan....

Financial planning

A Gold Coast financial adviser who guaranteed his clients annual 8 per cent returns has been permanently banned from providing any financial services....

Features

2023 has been a year of mergers and acquisitions for licensees as firms take advantage of the improved landscape for financial advisers. ...

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