FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Unexpected bills and a lack of cultural alignment are among M&A challenges two directors have faced, and the experiences have taught them that advice practices shouldn’t ...

Financial planning

The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made its first determination in over three months with the relevant provider pulled up on their statements of advice....

Financial planning

Financial advice licensee Fiducian has shared its FY24 results, reporting consistent net inflows of $281 million from its adviser network....

Financial planning

AZ NGA’s Paul Barrett unpacks why the firm is the right home for 16 AMP-aligned advice practices and how its M&A history will facilitate the long-term growth ambitions of...

Financial planning

WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen believes it is “halcyon days ahead” for financial advice as it completes a four-year period of M&A activity, with the licensee...

Financial planning

JANA Investment Advisers has announced it will deliver tailored managed account services to a self-licensed advice firm in Melbourne to meet its diverse client needs....

Financial planning

A Melbourne financial advice firm has been put into liquidation by the Federal Court, and an appeal against its AFSL cancellation has been dismissed....

Financial planning

Two financial advisers have identified the “magic number” of advisers within a practice to achieve maximum efficiency and greater work/life balance....

Features

Once the AMP advice sale to Entireti is completed, the size of the combined licensees will be almost double that of the second-largest licensee Count, and the deal is bei...

Financial planning

With the exit of over 1,000 advisers from AMP, questions have been asked as to how this will affect assets on the North platform. ...

Financial planning

Two financial advice professionals examine the cost-effectiveness of running your own AFSL, and whether the upfront and ongoing expenses are worth the benefits it provide...

Financial planning

An artificial intelligence service designed to optimise the financial planning documentation process has been launched by a former financial adviser....

Financial planning

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort’s CEO David Berry has confirmed the number of complaints the organisation is actively working on, with $3.3 million being paid to v...

Financial planning

Research has forecast how financial advice landscape demographics could look in 2050, including how many more Australian consumers will need complex advice....

Financial planning

Money Management explores the pros and cons of appointing a younger staff member as your successor, and why financial advisers shouldn’t underestimate their skills. ...

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