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Financial planning

The introduction of Rhombus Advisory has caused a shift in the top advice licensees as Insignia separates its advice business into two channels....

Financial planning

Wealth Data founder Colin Williams believes legislative changes mean there is ‘no excuse’ for further financial adviser declines as the number of new entrants struggle to...

Financial planning

Despite concerns about 2024 being a weaker year for adviser growth, the net gains for the financial year to date are exactly in line with the same time last year, althoug...

Financial planning

With the end-of-financial-year adviser gains and losses finalised, how does this year’s movement affect the ranking of the top three licensees?...

Financial planning

With the previous financial year behind us, Wealth Data has unveiled the top 10 financial advice licensees in terms of adviser gains and declines over the 12-month period...

Financial planning

Financial adviser numbers have gained headway this week, Wealth Data reports, marking a departure from six consecutive weeks of losses. ...

Financial planning

The 2024 calendar year is now expected to report bigger losses than 2023, despite a strong start, as the last two weeks of June have seen heavy triple-digit adviser losse...

Financial planning

Financial adviser losses this week are 10 times higher than those of the previous week, as many look to switch licensees before the end of the financial year. ...

Financial planning

There have been four consecutive weeks of adviser declines as eight financial advisers depart the profession this week, with the majority leaving from Count....

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

Three of Australia’s largest licensees saw growth in their financial advice numbers over the past week, despite an overall double-digit decline across the wider industry....

Financial planning

The financial advice profession has seen double-digit adviser losses over the past week, including six advisers who departed Australia’s largest advice licensee....

Financial planning

As YTD financial adviser growth approaches parity with 2023, Wealth Data’s Colin Williams is optimistic that adviser losses will be less severe than 2024 due to increasin...

Financial planning

Financial adviser numbers are “back in black” for the year to date, thanks to 50 new entrants joining the industry over the last four weeks....

Financial planning

A new advice licensee set up by former WT Financial advisers has helped financial adviser numbers return above the 15,600 mark this week....

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