GBST unveils WealthConnect upgrades to better support advisers

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GBST has announced multiple enhancements to its digital advice practice management system, WealthConnect, to create further efficiencies for financial advisers and their clients.

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E&P looks beyond Dixon turmoil to expand client base

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E&P Wealth’s focus is shifting to expand its client base as it completes the migration of clients into its retail wealth management division as well as provides an update on its class action.

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US family office launches advisory service in Australia

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Advisory firm Giles Wade has partnered with US-based Asena Family Office to help it launch an Australian arm offering advice and asset management services.

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Mentoring program seeks to improve financial services gender gap

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Future IM/Pact has launched a mentoring and advocacy program to make it easier for investment teams to recruit future talent as financial services is found to have one of the widest gender gaps.

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Former FPA CEO appointed to lead CSLR

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has confirmed the start date for consumers to lodge claims with the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort as well as its first chair.

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Which three advice licensees have grown in FY24 YTD?

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Only three out of the 10 largest advice licensees have seen net growth in their financial adviser numbers since the beginning of the 2024 financial year, according to Wealth Data.

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Managed accounts see 50% rise in adviser usage

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Over half of advisers are now using managed accounts with their clients, according to Adviser Ratings, a rise of 50 per cent since 2019.

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Centrepoint Alliance eyes growth ‘in its own backyard’

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Centrepoint Alliance has reported a 63 per cent NPAT growth for 1H24 and is looking into its existing licensee network to enact their own acquisitions as they look for succession plans.

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Praemium targets 50% FUA growth on OneVue

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Technology platform Praemium expects to be able to grow FUA on the OneVue platform by 50 per cent to $6 billion within 18 months of its acquisition.

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Fund managers pivoting to wholesale over retail investors

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Australian investment managers are pivoting away from retail investors and towards the allure of private clients, according to Sentient Group, while the sophisticated investor test remains under fire.

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