ASIC says spot checks have “identified errors and inconsistencies” on the Financial Advisers Register and urged AFSLs to assess the accuracy of their records....
Adviser Ratings’ latest report has unearthed which two Australian states are servicing the highest number of clients and enjoying the largest funds under advice. ...
The Financial Advice Association Australia has detailed strategies that can improve advice efficiencies without the need for legislation....
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....
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-...
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...
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 advisers have a unique opportunity to consult and support the growing family office space as they look to mature and utilise complex investment strategies. ...
Nearly half of Generation X are turning to digital financial advice for support, Natixis Investment Managers discovers, in combination with a human adviser....
Financial advice platform Otivo has launched a compliance tool for financial advisers to publish and audit their statements of advice....
Financial services firm Fiducian has added two new franchisees to its national advice network, one based in Victoria and the other in Northern Territory. ...
Tighter legislation is being urged around anti-hawking laws to prevent ‘dodgy advisers’ from scamming consumers to switch superannuation funds. ...
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....
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...
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...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...