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Financial planning

Just two financial advice licensees have commenced operations and seven ceased over the past two weeks, while total adviser numbers slip below 15,600 yet again....

Financial planning

Licensees are figuring out how to navigate the annual superannuation performance test to avoid any clients being stuck in affected funds and whether they need to start ru...

Financial planning

Two industry professionals have shared lessons for self-licensed firms amid the debate over scaling up a financial advice business....

Financial planning

Count has appointed Leah Hitchings in a newly created role of group head of brand and experience as the licensee looks to grow market share....

Financial planning

Advice licensee Sequoia has revealed the outcome of its extraordinary general meeting where a group of shareholders sought to remove chief executive Garry Crole. ...

Financial planning

Three advisers share their experience and guidance when stepping up from an associate role to a provisional financial adviser, including the responsibility of managing th...

Financial planning

AMP chief executive, Alexis George, has shared how she has rebuilt the company since taking over the role three years ago and regained trust in the brand. ...

Financial planning

Fiducian’s Auxilium platform has been identified as a strong capability and growth opportunity at the firm, having recently opened up to external advisers for the first t...

Financial planning

Only two of the listed financial advice licensees have seen growth in their share price over the past year, half the volume in December 2023....

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has the opportunity to sneak up from behind while the three major licensees are distracted as chief executive John Shuttleworth tells Money Managemen...

Financial planning

Insignia’s advice reorganisation could solidify its reputation as Morningstar warns the firm’s brand integrity and profitability are at risk from declining adviser number...

Financial planning

A new financial advice business, licensed by Centrepoint Alliance, has recently commenced operations servicing HNW clients including retiring Baby Boomers and single wome...

Financial planning

Clime has entered into a heads of agreement to divest Madison Financial Group to a rival licensee for $2 million....

Financial planning

With Fortnum Private Wealth and Professional Financial Services now unified under the Entireti umbrella company, CEO Neil Younger has detailed to Money Management the fir...

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has upgraded its expected financial results for FY24, thanks to strong adviser recruitment and the acquisition of Queensland advice firm Financial Ad...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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