While the advice profession struggles under growing operating costs, Adviser Ratings has found more than half of practices – some 58 per cent – that generate less than $2...

The Federal Court has ordered the freezing of assets and the appointment of receivers to two entities linked to Australian Fiduciaries, ASIC’s latest move in an ongoing i...

Off the back of the August adviser exam results, the profession has seen 17 new entrants hit the Financial Adviser Register (FAR) this week, helping numbers return to pos...

An FAAA recommendation to make PY advisers subject to non-compete clauses would place candidates in a “hostage situation” with their employer and potentially deter new en...

While the profession struggles to keep up with strong consumer demand, a third of people who have passed the ASIC adviser exam aren’t actively practising, so where is thi...

Half a year after Count Financial told its advisers to exit several Metrics Credit Partners funds, research house Lonsec has now downgraded two of these products over gov...

As the advice industry evolves with technology, two business consultants have said successful advice firms will be those which focus on delivering an “experience” for the...

Having divested its financial advice business to Fortnum Private Wealth, Australian Unity has shared further details on how it is transforming the wealth arm of the busin...

With candidate retention a concern after a professional year, two large licensees have shared how they are structuring their programs to successfully ensure candidates ar...

Evidentia Private has appointed PIMCO’s Haydn Scott as principal for private wealth solutions, focusing on asset consulting and private markets. ...

Financial advisers have been urged to consider the role they are using AT1 hybrids for in client portfolios when it comes to deciding on a suitable fixed income replaceme...