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Australian digital advice fintech moneyGPS has partnered with Lifestyle Asset Management to widen the accessibility of financial advice in Australia. ...

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

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There are almost 2 million Australian millionaires, UBS’ new report shows, with the proportion set to grow by a further 400,000 people by 2028....

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Insignia Financial has unveiled a new operating model and executive team, including a new head of advice, while three senior executives are set to depart the licensee....

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Over three-quarters of financial advisers say they struggle with staff recruitment, according to BT, as it rounds up the top 10 challenges which plague the industry....

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Details have been shared regarding the failures in an adviser’s non-compliant statements of advice which led to a three-year ban as well as how improvements in his behavi...

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Investment Trends has uncovered the annual average technology spend of financial advice firms and how advisers are adopting artificial intelligence in their everyday proc...

Financial planning

With the 2023–24 financial year behind us, Money Management takes a look back on the financial advice licensees that were hit with enforcement action by ASIC in the past ...

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ASIC has released the exam results for its June sitting of the financial adviser exam....

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With the median annual advice fee up by 58 per cent from 2018, financial advisers are being encouraged to ensure clients confidently see value in the price they pay each ...

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A financial adviser who was permanently banned for falsifying his financial adviser exam result has seen the banning amended following a successful appeal to the Administ...

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Count has divested its Bentleys WA business for a lower purchase price than initially forecast....

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ASIC says spot checks have “identified errors and inconsistencies” on the Financial Advisers Register and urged AFSLs to assess the accuracy of their records....

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Adviser Ratings’ latest report has unearthed which two Australian states are servicing the highest number of clients and enjoying the largest funds under advice. ...

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The Financial Advice Association Australia has detailed strategies that can improve advice efficiencies without the need for legislation....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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