ASIC has banned a Queensland adviser from providing financial services for five years after failing to provide appropriate advice that was in the best interest of his cli...
Netwealth research has uncovered the top reasons why advised clients stop seeing their financial adviser, despite clients’ perception of value growing over time. ...
With ASIC suing FIIG Securities for alleged failures in its cyber security measures earlier this month, two firms have urged AFSLs to stay vigilant against ongoing cyber ...
Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said it is not a “backdoor attempt” by the government to allow the new class of adviser to provide full advice....
The financial advice industry has seen a net loss after 10 consecutive weeks of net growth in adviser numbers, according to Wealth Data....
Only 11 per cent of financial advice practices have said they are including crypto products on their approved products lists, according to CoreData....
A former chief executive of IOOF and managing director of Centrepoint Alliance has joined the board as chair of COG Financial, which previously made a bid to acquire advi...
Infocus has announced two appointments to its senior leadership team, just days after unveiling a new business model for the advice licensee....
As adviser numbers struggle to keep pace with growing demand, Ord Minnett and Morgan Stanley believe large wealth firms like themselves have a major role to play in attra...
Two financial advice businesses in the AZ NGA network have merged to form a multidisciplinary firm with some 20 advisers and 2,500 clients across two states....
The Finance Sector Union has branded AMP’s confirmation that it will not use surveillance and monitoring on employees in their homes a “win” for the union....
While the measures in this year’s federal budget may seem minimal, MLC has broken down the “little pieces of gold” and client opportunities for financial advisers to maxi...
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...