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Newly launched wealth technology platform HeirWealth has appointed multiple senior industry figures to its advisory board including former MLC CEO Geoff Lloyd as chair....

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Clime has entered into a heads of agreement to divest Madison Financial Group to a rival licensee for $2 million....

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There has been 11 financial advice-related bannings by ASIC since the start of the FY2023–24 financial year, equating to one every month. ...

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The role of a financial adviser is becoming more about investor management than investment management, according to Morningstar, with a greater emphasis placed by clients...

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With more and more licensees looking at M&A activity, Business Health has shared 10 suggestions to ensure a successful onboarding process as the two firms come together. ...

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Almost half of advised investors expect technology to become so advanced that they will no longer use a financial adviser by 2030, according to a global report by LSEG....

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As YTD financial adviser growth approaches parity with 2023, Wealth Data’s Colin Williams is optimistic that adviser losses will be less severe than 2024 due to increasin...

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Employers should not panic if remuneration budgets are too stretched to offer salary bumps, according to two recruiters, as staff say they are also attracted to a greater...

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AZ NGA subsidiary Nestworth, which recently acquired the financial advice business of Australian Unity, has appointed a former senior Insignia executive as CEO. ...

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ASIC has flagged the 2022 case of RI Advice as an example of the need for cybersecurity measures within a financial services firm as chair Joe Longo warns a cyber attack ...

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Colonial First State has reached $1 billion in funds under administration on its Edge platform, having launched last August. ...

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A former financial adviser has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for inappropriate advice, among multiple breaches....

 

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Chris Cornish

A tad optimistic from Morningstar. Adviser numbers are somewhat irrelevant; it all comes down to the platform and whethe...

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Bob Duruncle

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John Hall

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A former financial adviser has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for inappropriate advice, among multiple breaches....

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