After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision.
Hot on the heels of its AMP advice acquisition last year, Entireti has acquired licensee solution provider IOOF Alliances from Insignia, enhancing its offering for self-licensed advisers.
Over 600 AFSLs – a third of the total number – are operating with just one adviser, according to Wealth Data, reflecting the rise of self-licensing.
A failure to implement a succession plan could negatively impact the sale price of an advice firm, with almost half of practices telling CFS that they would struggle to operate without their owner.
Iress has successfully completed its business transformation to become a growth-focused business set to benefit from the expansion of advice to unadvised consumers in Australia.
Wealth management firm LGT Crestone has appointed Darragh Kennelly as a senior investment analyst to help the firm scale its alternatives platform.
Insignia Financial’s wrap platform, MLC Expand, has launched a new investment menu, delivering low-cost access to ETFs and term deposits for advisers and their clients.
Pinnacle’s London affiliate, Life Cycle Investment Partners, has secured over $15 billion in FUM in its first year and achieved profitability, the firm’s fastest affiliate to do so.
For foreign fund managers looking to come to Australia, a financial services law firm has shared which regulatory option offers them the quickest pathway?