Taking the reins: The burgeoning trend of micro-AFSLs

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| By Rhea Nath |

The number of profitable practices channelling their time, capital and resources into self-licensed ventures is on the rise, a trend which larger licensees are observing closely.

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Rhea L Nath is a journalist at Money Management. She has previously worked as a business reporter with Dynamic Business and journalist in the multicultural media with Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.

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Diverger shareholder rejects ‘farcical’ Count deal

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

Diverger shareholder DMX Asset Management has described its proposed merger with Count as a “farcical” transaction, saying the offer price does not reflect the fair value of Diverger.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Which advice issues are coming under ASIC’s scrutiny?

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

ASIC’s annual report has detailed its enforcement progress achieved during FY2022-23 and where it is focusing its financial advice work going forward.

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Joe Longo

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Advisers face difficult conversations around super fund switching

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| By Rhea Nath |

Financial planning

The extension of the APRA performance test to trustee-directed products could lead to difficult conversations for advisers if tax events mean their clients are unable to switch funds, according to a panel.

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Rhea Nath

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Advice industry seeing ‘more tailwinds than headwinds’

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

For the first time in years, the financial advice market is seeing tailwinds rather than headwinds, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Stephen Prendeville.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Former RBA governor foresees accountability problem ahead for Bullock

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| By Rhea Nath |

Funds management

Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane has warned Michele Bullock’s job will be much harder than any of her predecessors if the RBA Review is implemented, deeming the proposed model a “very bad plan”.

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What does APRA's Lonsdale think about banks re-entering wealth?

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| By Laura Dew |

Funds management

APRA chair John Lonsdale believes it is a “strategic priority” that there is an appropriate suite of products for people approaching retirement, which could include from banks.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Solid month for new entrant gains

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

There have now been four consecutive weeks of double-digit rises in the number of new entrants joining the financial advice industry, according to Wealth Data.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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How did super funds perform in Q3?

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| By Laura Dew |

Superannuation

SuperRatings has released the latest data for superannuation fund performance in the third quarter of 2023.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Only half of ASIC referrals result in convictions in FY22-23

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

The conviction rate for cases referred by ASIC to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has fallen to half compared to 100 per cent in the year prior.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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