FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

Funds management

PIMCO has discussed how advisers can have conversations with clients who are eager to “time” their re-entry back into bond markets with possible rate cuts....

Financial planning

Data from Adviser Ratings’ upcoming Advice Landscape Report has painted a picture of the average advice practice in 2024, including the profit margins and revenue of top-...

Financial planning

Compliance experts have warned there is potential for the experience pathway to be abused if licensees fail to check whether an individual has the necessary 10 years’ exp...

Financial planning

Money Management speaks with five advisers on whether or not they charge for their initial meetings, as Elixir Consulting finds the volume opting to charge has doubled si...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have a unique opportunity to consult and support the growing family office space as they look to mature and utilise complex investment strategies. ...

Financial planning

Nearly half of Generation X are turning to digital financial advice for support, Natixis Investment Managers discovers, in combination with a human adviser....

Financial planning

Financial advice platform Otivo has launched a compliance tool for financial advisers to publish and audit their statements of advice....

Financial planning

Financial services firm Fiducian has added two new franchisees to its national advice network, one based in Victoria and the other in Northern Territory. ...

Financial planning

Tighter legislation is being urged around anti-hawking laws to prevent ‘dodgy advisers’ from scamming consumers to switch superannuation funds. ...

Financial planning

Licensees are being urged to be more flexible with their compliance obligations as advisers say they have lost sight of how the rules actually work....

Financial planning

With financial advice firms exploring 4-day work weeks, 65 per cent of employees say they would be happy to work extended hours over four days with the finding transcendi...

Financial planning

Ahead of a public hearing this week, the government has commenced a consultation on draft regulations to support the implementation of the first tranche of Quality of Adv...

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