How many advisers left in 2023?

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Wealth Data has tallied up the net movement of advisers seen in the financial advice industry during 2023, with only one subsector reporting positive growth.

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ALRC financial services legislation report reaches Parliament

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Clearer regulation and legislation for financial services is on the horizon as the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry, first launched in September 2020, is tabled in Parliament today.

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Australian Ethical approaches $10bn after 39% rise in flows

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Funds under management at Australian Ethical are approaching $10 billion as net flows rise 39 per cent in the first half of FY2023–24.

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KKR seeks to educate advisers on alternatives usage

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KKR, global investment firm and majority owner of Colonial First State, has launched an education platform for financial advisers to educate them on alternative assets.

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Relative Return: Investing in a secure retirement

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In this episode of Relative Return, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Amanda Gardner, National Strategy Manager at Challenger, to examine the latest retirement income innovations.

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T. Rowe Price moves underweight on Australian equities and bonds

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T. Rowe Price has moved underweight on both Australian equities and bonds after more than a year of neutral positioning as it is concerned about short-term earnings.

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Superannuation reverses losses with strong 2023 returns

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Super funds have delivered a strong 2023 calendar year result, bolstered by strong international share markets, successfully reversing losses of 4.6 per cent in the previous year.

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Three Aussie firms among first signatories of global disclosure regime

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Three investment managers are among the first 12 Australian organisations to state they intend to start making disclosures aligned with the global Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure.

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Government seeks to implement mandatory AI guardrails

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With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can be a global leader in responsible AI.

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Thousands of advisers risking career without new ASIC registration

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Almost 6,000 financial advisers have just two weeks to register with ASIC if they wish to continue to provide advice with the FAAA warning “a lot is at stake” if they remain unregistered.

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