Relative Return: Dissecting the Australian small caps market

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Retirees’ happiness underpinned by financial advice: Challenger

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Support from advisers alongside financial education continues to be an integral driver of older Australians’ contentment in retirement, according to new data from Challenger.

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Financial advice M&A deals rise in Q1 2024

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With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, Money Management takes a look back at the biggest M&A deals in financial advice over the period.

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E&P Financial appoints new CFO as Hill steps down

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E&P Financial Group’s chief financial officer and joint company secretary, Stephen Hill, has announced his departure in June as the firm fills the position internally.

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CSLR underestimating future financial advice firm failures

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Wealth Data’s Colin Williams believes the idea of four financial advice firms failing per year, as put forward in CSLR estimates, is too low an estimate.

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Could the advice profession return to 25k advisers?

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The introduction of financial advice from superannuation funds and banks could see adviser numbers grow to as much as 25,000 in the future.

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Meet the Manager: Christopher Chen of American Century Investments

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In the latest Meet the Manager profile, Money Management speaks with Christopher Chen, senior investment director, Asia-Pacific, at American Century Investments.

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AZ NGA hires HUB24 exec in newly created role

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Professional services firm AZ NGA has bolstered its executive team with the creation of an executive general manager role, who will join from HUB24 in July.

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BT appoints chief product officer from Macquarie

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BT has appointed a new chief product officer to replace Kathy Vincent as the company moves towards becoming a “simpler and stronger business”.

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Former Sydney adviser charged with dishonest conduct

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Former Sydney financial adviser, David Valvo, has been charged in court with 12 counts of dishonest conduct.

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