The number of financial advisers has stabilised above the 15,600 mark as 2023 comes to an end, while Wealth Data confirms AMP now leads as the largest licensee....
ASIC has announced the results from the 23rd Financial Advisers Exam cycle held in November, following August’s highest pass mark of the year....
TAL’s three Professional Year initiatives successfully encouraged new entrants into the financial advice industry throughout 2023, including 16 candidates completing thei...
The Federal Court has appointed two corporate receivers of Brite Advisors to investigate the $1 billion client pension funds under its management since its assets were fr...
The FAAA is pushing for a mandated standardised fee consent form to minimise red tape and reduce the cost of financial advice in response to the government’s first QAR tr...
AMP has revitalised its Jigsaw Advice Solutions business to provide expanded add-on services to self-licensed financial advisers, ranging from AFSL setup to revenue manag...
National Australia Bank has announced two of its New Zealand-based subsidiaries will combine with Jarden Wealth to create a new wealth management entity with 113 financia...
Australian Retirement Trust has announced who its next chief executive will be following outgoing CEO Bernard Reilly’s resignation in September....
Conversions from unlisted to active ETFs have accounted for half of the monthly ETF growth in November, driving an AUM of nearly $170 billion and marking a departure from...
Christine Franks has been appointed to the SMSF Association’s board as its governance expert in replacement of a former board member....
ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....
A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....
A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...