FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

The vast majority of financial advice firms which are fully embracing and adopting new technologies are reporting an annual revenue north of $1 million, Netwealth reveals...

Financial planning

With the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation on the horizon next year, licensees need to decide whether they are going to take a hands-off approach or use it...

Financial planning

Commentators have discussed how value for money is becoming more critical than ever as licensee fees rise and failure by an AFSL to provide this is driving them to self-l...

Financial planning

The final terms of reference for the Dixon Advisory inquiry have been released by the Senate economics references committee, and advisers have just over five weeks to mak...

Financial planning

Financial advisers are in the running to win one of the coveted Women in Finance Awards 2024....

Funds management

The acquisition of Informed Investor from Sequoia by Powerhouse Ventures is the first step in the firm’s new strategic process to enter into the financial advisory and fu...

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

Research conducted by Elixir Consulting and Lonsec has quantified the efficiency gains of using managed accounts in financial advice practices in hours per week saved....

Financial planning

Research from CoreData has seen trust levels in financial planners return to pre-royal commission levels, as this CEO underscores the impact of strong optimism in the adv...

Financial planning

With the FY24 reporting season behind us, five major financial advice licensees are looking to achieve growth either through inorganic activity or internal expansion....

Financial planning

The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia has partnered with advice fintech moneyGPS, giving its members and their clients access to the platform....

Financial planning

Two CEOs and a recent report have underscored how the current period of M&A, led by large buyer groups, is redefining the financial advice profession and creating a notab...

Financial planning

The regulator says it secured $32.2 million in civil penalties and nine criminal convictions in the six months to 30 June....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia is concerned those working as paraplanners will be unaware of their ability to transition to an adviser, under the proposed new...

Financial planning

A former Melbourne financial planner, Bradley Grimm, has been sentenced for dishonest conduct regarding the transfer of self-managed super fund assets....

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

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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