The Federal Court has made interim orders to freeze the assets of a managed investment scheme, its responsible entity, and a director....
As another 32,000 HNW investors say they plan to enter the private market investment space in the next 12 months, platforms are having to “act swiftly” to strengthen thei...
With new entrant numbers up 90 for the calendar YTD, Wealth Data has revealed the top licensee owners that have onboarded new advisers....
Sequoia Financial Group’s business simplification program has led to a strong profit growth for the first half of FY25, saying it is “out of the congestion and onto the f...
The Federal Court has frozen the assets of two individuals, Ferras Merhi and Osama Saad, for their connections to the troubled Shield Master Fund. ...
TAL has appointed two experienced financial services professionals to its board including a new chair for the business to replace Mark Joiner....
The Finance Union Sector has criticised AMP’s decision to move jobs offshore and questioned “what they will strip away next” in the ongoing business simplification. ...
Count is looking to adviser recruitment, acquisition of financial planning fee parcels, and cross-selling to accounting clients to improve its financial planning revenue ...
The Perth-based wealth management firm has formed a strategic partnership with an accounting business in Brisbane, signifying its expansion into Australia’s east coast....
Large wealth management players are increasingly taking an opportunistic approach to their M&A deals rather than a strategic one, while a fear of missing out is driving s...
More than $2 billion in investment activity was recorded for Australian fintech firms last year, according to KPMG, with the GDG/Lonsec acquisition proving to be a notabl...
Praemium has stated it is seeking accretive acquisition opportunities in the area of non-custodial solutions where it believes it can further grow its dominant market sha...
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...