INVESTMENT TRENDS

Financial planning

Self-licensed advisers are most likely to have seen their profit margins increase over the past 12 months, according to research by Investment Trends, as fees increase fo...

Financial planning

Platforms that already offer full functionalities are now opting to differentiate themselves based on specialisations and client segments, according to Recep Peker, as he...

Financial planning

A lack of sufficient disposable income has caused a downturn in the number of online investors, according to two reports, and firms are being encouraged to find ways to r...

SMSF

Female self-managed super fund members are more likely to seek the guidance of a financial adviser according to the latest data from the Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF R...

Financial planning

A new report evaluating advisers’ attitudes and use of managed accounts has highlighted its sustained popularity, with ETFs among the most popular products in these portf...

Funds management

Investors in Australia witnessed record dividend payouts in the past year, largely from the mining and banking sector, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend In...

People & Products

The annual platform report from Investment Trends has shared which platform has taken the top spot for overall functionality this year. ...

Funds management

A disparity in demand for impact investing across gender, age, and nationality has been identified in new research conducted by the global asset manager. ...

Funds management

According to Investment Trends, almost two million Australians have been exposed to cryptocurrency, with 1.56 million continuing to hold the digital asset....

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Financial planning

High net worth investors have decreased to 625,000 in 2022, according to a financial research firm, but their total assets have increased to $2.8 trillion....

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Financial planning

The number of newly-advised clients has outpaced client attrition for the first time in three years according to Investment Trends, while consumers have increased the amo...

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Financial planning

Advisers’ growth expectations have significantly dropped this year with advisers expecting to see average capital growth of just 0.7%....

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People & Products

Research firm Investment Trends has appointed Eric Blewitt as chief executive, as Sarah Brennan moves into a newly-created position on the firm’s advisory board....

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Tech

The number of investments being made online has fallen significantly amid the market downturn and the threat of rising inflation and interest rates....

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News

Rising bearishness among investors has led to a retreat into defensive assets, according to the latest quarterly manager and intelligence trends report from Bfinance....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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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