The global financial services firm has taken on a second AFSL as it looks to capitalise on the high-net-worth market in Australia.
Clime IM has made four appointments amid a strict cost-cutting strategy to reduce executive overheads, following the resignation of three non-executive directors last week.
The advice industry’s experience with the disbanded FASEA regime should be a harbinger for any possible review and funding of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner under new privacy laws.
Advised Australians are twice as likely to be happy with their financial situations than unadvised consumers, according to Generation Life, but cost and trust are holding unadvised ones back.
As ESG and sustainable funds continue to suffer outflows and the regulator cracks down on greenwashing, there has been a notable downturn in the number of launches and staff hires in this area.
HUB24 has seen a 44 per cent rise in quarterly platform net inflows during the first three months of FY25, while adviser numbers rose 17 per cent.
The fund manager has appointed a new head to lead its retail business, replacing Stephen Fletcher who has moved into a newly created role at Munro Partners.
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed an experienced research executive as its new group head of research following the departure of Bronwen Moncrieff.
With a quarter of AFSLs being held by single authorised representatives, is the rise of self-licensing and market fragmentation making it harder for ASIC to monitor the steadily growing number of licensees?
Over 300 finalists will compete for awards as ifa celebrates success at the ifa Excellence Awards, to be held on Thursday, 5 December.
