DASH secures additional $10m for IPS acquisition

dash/fintech/technology/platform/

Financial advice software DASH Technology Group has received a further $10 million investment from Bailador Technology Investments to fund its acquisition of Integrated Portfolio Solutions.

AUTHOR

Relative Return Unplugged: Is the RBA’s independence being tested?

Podcast/Relative-Return/

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Relative Return Unplugged, where we dive into one of the most pressing issue

AUTHOR

Sydney fund manager sees AFSL cancelled

ASIC/fund-manager/AFSL/

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator.

AUTHOR

How many AFSLs were cancelled in FY24?

ASIC/AFSL/cancellation/

ASIC has shared data on its licensing activity during the 2023–24 financial year, including how many were cancelled or suspended.

AUTHOR

AMP enjoys rise in adviser numbers

Wealth-Data/adviser-numbers/amp/

Australia’s largest financial advice licensee has led adviser growth over the past week, while 15 new entrants joined the industry.

AUTHOR

Do consumers trust AI-generated advice?

artificial-intelligence/financial-advice/analyst/chatgpt/

A research paper has detailed whether individuals are more or less likely to change their investment decision when the advice is generated by human or by artificial intelligence, including any gender differences.

AUTHOR

Netwealth reports record quarterly FUA rise

netwealth/matt-heine/technology/CFO/

The investment platform saw its highest-ever quarterly rise in funds under administration over the September quarter, as it also provides an M&A update.

AUTHOR

Platinum reports first FUM rise in 7 months

Platinum-Asset-Management/FUM/Regal-Partners-Limited/Platinum/

Platinum Asset Management has seen its first rise in funds under management in seven months, helped by positive investment performance.

AUTHOR

Investment Trends appoints head of sales

investment-trends/appointments/financial-advice/

Research house Investment Trends has made a new hire to head up its Australian sales team.

AUTHOR

Sydney-based Sherlock Wealth goes self-licensed

AFSL/self-licensed/financial-advice/Sydney/

Sydney-based financial advice firm Sherlock Wealth has announced it is now operating under its own AFSL, one week after Andrew Sherlock took over as its chief executive.

AUTHOR

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

3 weeks 6 days ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 2 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

2 weeks 5 days ago