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With LGT Crestone completing its acquisition of CBA’s advice firm this week, advice deals in the second quarter of 2025 are already outpacing the previous one with one mo...

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The financial services software firm has confirmed the finalised sale of its superannuation business to Apex Group as it increases focus on other key functions within the...

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Ironbark Investment Partners has acquired a Sydney-based family office business as it looks to double down on the delivery of high-net-worth advice....

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Two-thirds of Australians would like to see legislative change to enhance the accessibility of financial advice, according to CFS, with those aged 40–49 being the most ea...

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Wealth manager LGT Crestone has successfully completed its acquisition of Commonwealth Bank’s high-net-worth financial advisory business, bringing across some $5 billion ...

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High-performing advice firms in Australia have a strong client conversion rate, according to Dimensional, and work quicker than global peers to onboard them and begin gen...

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BT’s technical team has unveiled the top five topics shaping financial adviser conversations for the March quarter, ranging from regulatory changes to taxation issues....

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Attempts to simplify advice documentation are unlikely to succeed unless advisers are confident they can produce shorter documents without fear of regulatory penalisation...

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Self-licensing specialist My Dealer Services has argued the only way to improve numbers in the financial advice sector is to further slash red tape, which is preventing a...

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According to Adviser Ratings, financial advice firms must ensure they think strategically about the use of offshore or third-party operations rather than just consider th...

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With only one month to go until the end of the financial year, are current adviser numbers on track to report a gain for 2024–25?...

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A record proportion of women have been appointed to ASX 200 boards in the March quarter, according to the latest Financy Women's Index....

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