POWERED BY MOMENTUM MEDIA
NEW ENTRANTS
Financial planning
Financial adviser numbers are up by more than 200 for the financial year, according to Wealth Data, driven by five weeks of back-to-back growth....
Financial planning
Industry bodies have welcomed a government announcement that it will reform the education standards for financial advisers by opening up the number of approved degrees th...
Financial planning
Two financial advice professionals have shared their tips for success when building an effective Professional Year program as more advisers look to bring on junior staff ...
Financial planning
National advice firm Viridian Advisory is encouraging school leavers to consider financial advice as a future career choice, having taken almost 20 individuals through it...
Financial planning
Financial investment advisers have been singled out as a core skill in demand in Australia with the government aiming to attract more skilled migrants to the sector....
Financial planning
Viridian Advisory’s Brett Arnol has detailed how the firm’s partnership with CFS is fostering the next generation of advisers through its Professional Year program....
Financial planning
The third quarter of 2024 saw the first positive increase in adviser numbers for 12 months, according to the latest quarterly Musical Chairs report, with new entrants ove...
Financial planning
Rhombus Advisory and WT Financial Group are among the AFSLs seeing adviser declines this week, as only three new entrants join the profession....
Financial planning
Industry commentators have discussed the benefits of ticking off the ASIC adviser exam and gaining entry-level experience prior to commencing their professional year....
Features
A panel of commentators have emphasised working in a support or administrative role, such as in a call centre, need not be a step backwards and can provide valuable exper...
Financial planning
The two firms have announced a new online development program to support career changers, advice support staff and university graduates in joining the financial advice pr...
Financial planning
While the August financial advice exam saw a lower pass rate of 62 per cent compared with 70 per cent in previous sittings, this expert believes it’s for a positive reaso...
Financial planning
The advice profession lost 15 advisers over the past week, according to Wealth Data, partly due to a lower number of new entrants and advisers transitioning between licen...
Financial planning
Providing well developed professional year programs and offering flexible working arrangements are two key drivers leading to higher retention of new advice entrants, two...
Financial planning
The number of new entrants in the financial advice profession who have since departed this year has seen an improvement from the amount that left in 2023....
Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry
MARKET INSIGHTS
Podcast
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...