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 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....
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....
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...
Rhombus Advisory and WT Financial Group are among the AFSLs seeing adviser declines this week, as only three new entrants join the profession....
Industry commentators have discussed the benefits of ticking off the ASIC adviser exam and gaining entry-level experience prior to commencing their professional year....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Providing well developed professional year programs and offering flexible working arrangements are two key drivers leading to higher retention of new advice entrants, two...
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....
As the number of new entrants to the industry passes 100 for FY25, ASIC reports that firms are finding it a positive experience and has highlighted three areas to improve...
More than 100 new entrants have joined the financial advice profession so far in FY25, according to Wealth Data analysis, while AMP’s exit from advice will create a licen...
Esencia Wealth says investing in a pipeline of new advisers sits at the “top of our list”, including building clear career pathways to retain new entrants....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....