New Insignia Financial CEO Scott Hartley has detailed the impact of the Godfrey Pembroke exit and the progress in resetting its financial advice model on its latest quarterly results.

With new clients demonstrating lower satisfaction levels than existing ones, Business Health has shared tips for improving clients’ contentment.

With just 30 per cent of Australians knowing their superannuation balance to the nearest $1,000, Findex has emphasised the role of financial advice in addressing the critical super knowledge gap.

Adviser willingness is the key hurdle to the uptake of ESG matters by financial advisers; they should not feel afraid or embarrassed if they are less familiar with what clients are seeking.

Australian advisers have an advantage of other developed markets when it comes to emerging market debt as the Aussie dollar acts as a natural hedge with potential to enhance risk-adjusted returns through hedging.

Asset manager Nuveen is seeing opportunity in municipal bonds which are at their highest yields in over a decade.

In his first move since the acquisition by Count, former Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen has taken up a new leadership role in the financial advice space.

Medical grounds are no excuse for compliance failures as a Victorian AFSL is sentenced for failing to lodge annual financial reports.

Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it plans to launch a new affiliate from a global equities team departing Royal London Asset Management.