The Financial Advice Association Australia has appointed two new board members following two weeks of voting, as well as one re-elected member. ...
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has reported an 18 per cent increase in investment and advice complaints received in the financial year 2025, rebounding fro...
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
AWAG has entered a strategic joint venture relationship with Singapore-based financial services firm PhillipCapital, expanding its product and services distribution reach...
Over half of financial advice clients say they have found their adviser via a referral from an existing client, according to Dimensional. ...
With the intergenerational wealth transfer underway in Australia, wealth managers are focusing on how they can attract the next generation of advisers to service these yo...
Advice licensee Count’s subsidiary Accurium is to acquire a Melbourne-based accountancy and advisory firm, the third accounting acquisition in recent months....
ASIC has banned the former CEO of Lighthouse Partners from providing financial services for 10 years after failing to report fees-for-no-service conduct, the second indiv...
Private wealth firm Escala Partners is seeking to become a leading player in the Australian advice landscape, helped by backing from US player Focus Financial. ...
Almost a third of financial advisers are spending up to a year evaluating smart beta ETF strategies before they add them to portfolios, according to VanEck. ...
AWAG has made a 20 per cent strategic investment in First Mutual Australia as it seeks to grow AWAG’s authorised representatives to 80–100 by the end of the financial yea...
With investors demonstrating a lack of private market understanding, an adviser has shared how his firm uses a tiered investment approach that varies based on his clients...
While specialist advice firms have become an increasingly popular business model in recent years, industry analysis reveals whether there are financial benefits to be gai...
Consumers who receive financial advice are feeling more secure in the face of global instability and volatility than their unadvised peers, according to the FAAA....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...