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With a joint venture announced between WT Financial and Merchant Wealth Partners, the firm may have a US background, but partner David Haintz has a long history with Aust...

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The big four bank is set to see $40 million per annum in cost savings as it continues to migrate customers from its Asgard wealth platform to BT Panorama by FY26....

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AMP North has added three new managers to its range of managed accounts for financial advisers and also extended its existing partnership with Betashares....

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Advice licensee WT Financial has announced a 50/50 joint venture with the Australian subsidiary of a US financial advice investor....

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Wealth managers will need to reach aggressive short-term goals to grow their assets under management, according to Natixis Investment Managers, but Asia-Pacific has the l...

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With a rising number of licensees opting for bespoke managed accounts, a panel of experts has shared what firms need to know before going down the custom route....

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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...

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Netwealth research has uncovered the top reasons why advised clients stop seeing their financial adviser, despite clients’ perception of value growing over time. ...

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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 ...

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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....

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The financial advice industry has seen a net loss after 10 consecutive weeks of net growth in adviser numbers, according to Wealth Data....

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Only 11 per cent of financial advice practices have said they are including crypto products on their approved products lists, according to CoreData....

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3 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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