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...

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

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....

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

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....

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

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

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

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

There was a triple-digit loss of advisers this week as many who had failed to pass the adviser exam by the 30 September deadline came off the Financial Advisers Register....

The number of advisers at AMP is approaching less than 1,000, compared to over 2,600 at the start of 2019....

In the financial year to date, there has been a net gain of 130 advisers compared to growth of zero at the same time last year....

The number of advisers has grown this week, ending six consecutive weeks of adviser losses, while there were record numbers of provisional advisers joining the industry....

The financial advice profession has fallen by four to 16,394 with the financial year still looking strong, adding 152 compared to 76 for the corresponding period last yea...