WEALTH DATA

Financial planning

Adviser losses have dramatically slowed this year compared to the start of 2022 when there was a net loss of more than 1,700 advisers. ...

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Financial planning

In a year of bannings, regulatory legislation and financial services reviews, Money Management collates the top 10 stories this year....

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Financial planning

Wealth Data has noted the strength of new entrants who have joined the industry in the second half of the year, as 23 provisional advisers join this week....

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Financial planning

There has been the highest number of provisional advisers joining the industry since September with double-digit advisers joining following the results of the November ad...

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Financial planning

Population growth combined with a shrinking number of advisers means there has been a 74% rise in potential clients available per adviser, while total superannuation per ...

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Financial planning

There are concerns regarding registrations on the Financial Advisers Register as smaller licensees close with backdated resignation dates. ...

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Financial planning

There is only one licensee group which is showing positive movement over the last 12 months, according to WealthData, while Insignia has taken the lead in hiring provisio...

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Financial planning

There have been 355 new entrants to the financial advice industry so far this year, a number equivalent to the third-largest licensee. ...

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Financial planning

There has been a steadying of adviser numbers this week as it reports gains following initial high numbers of exits after the financial adviser exam deadline....

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Financial planning

There was a net negative change of 16 advisers last week, up from five in the previous week....

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Financial planning

There has been a slowdown in the growth of provisional advisers this week following several weeks of double-digit growth, according to data from Wealth Data....

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Financial planning

Two firms have been identified as leaders in adviser growth year to date but their gains are dwarfed by adviser losses from large groups. ...

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Fears of a third week of triple-digit falls have been dispelled after the industry reported net positive change this week....

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The Quality of Advice Review could see banks re-enter the advice market if steps are taken to make advice easier to give....

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The industry has reported one of its largest-ever weekly falls as the number of advisers falls below 16,000 for the first time....

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