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ASIC has released its annual report for the 2023–24 financial year, recording a 43 per cent year-on-year rise in alleged misconduct reports. ...

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National advice firm Wealth Architects has acquired regional advice firm PKF Wealth in Tamworth as part of its strategy to provide financial advice to regional communitie...

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Financial advisers are likely to see their next levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort exceed the subsector cap of $20 million....

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Investment and advice complaints to AFCA dropped by over a quarter in FY24 but inappropriate advice remains the most prevalent complaint afflicting the sector....

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The wealth management sector is bucking the global trend of declining M&A and two industry-specific factors could mean it sees a further uptick in 2025, according to Delo...

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The regulator has cancelled the AFSL and credit licence of liquidated Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions following a $19,000 unpaid AFCA determination that was paid by the CSLR....

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The financial planning software designed for advisers has rebuilt its platform and brought its development team in-house to better adapt to industry changes....

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Nearly half of financial advisers worldwide view the intergenerational wealth transfer as an existential threat, Natixis Investment Managers finds, as one-third say they ...

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In the firm’s financial results for the three months to 30 September, the platform reported quarterly inflows of $139 million as adviser outflows lessened. ...

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Court details show the extent of an “advice model” run by United Global Capital that justified its winding up earlier this month....

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Under new OAIC guidance, financial advisers who opt to use AI to provide advice have an obligation to demonstrate to clients how they reached their decisions and why that...

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Digital advice platform Otivo chief executive, Paul Feeney, has detailed how its partnership with Colonial First State is expanding the accessibility of advice as it look...

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