Advised money is the largest source of net ETF flows this year to date, according to Betashares’ estimates, underlining significant adviser demand for these solutions.
Fortnum Private Wealth CEO, Neil Younger, says scale is becoming a necessity rather than a benefit for financial advice licensees as it focuses on organic growth via licensee switching.
Schroders Australia, ClearBridge and GAM have all made new hires in their distribution teams, focusing on wealth and financial advisers.
The Federal Court has issued a seven-figure penalty against Lanterne Fund Services, a wholesale licensee which operated as a “licensee for hire”.
Ahead of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia annual conference in May, Zenith Investment Partners’ Dugald Higgins shares his thoughts on the evolving sector and the challenges it faces after a period of strong performance.
The top salaries for financial advisers have risen by more than a third in the past year in one state, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.
JP Morgan Chase chief executive, Jamie Dimon, has stated it aims to eliminate the usage of proxy advisers by the end of 2024 in its asset management arm as he believes it is becoming difficult for portfolio managers to overrule their voting decisions.
Insignia Financial’s chief risk officer sheds light why the “multidimensional” risks of operating a financial advice licensee requires a holistic and curious approach.
ASIC has appealed the Federal Court’s decision to dismiss proceedings against Finder regarding a crypto-asset product.
