ADVISER NUMBERS

Financial planning

The number of financial advisers has stabilised above the 15,600 mark as 2023 comes to an end, while Wealth Data confirms AMP now leads as the largest licensee....

Financial planning

With Insignia’s sale of Millennium3 expected to see 140 advisers moving over to WT Financial by mid-December, this could cause a shift in which licensee closes out the ye...

Financial planning

Money Management reviews the total number of financial advisers active with appointments or resignations throughout November, as Wealth Data reports another 75 changing l...

Financial planning

Macquarie Group’s releasing of nine financial advisers has driven double-digit losses for the industry this week, Wealth Data finds. ...

People & Products

The tripartite deal between Fortnum and AZ Next Generation Advisory, announced earlier this week, to acquire the financial advice arm of Australian Unity is a “reasonable...

Financial planning

There are signs the financial advice industry is stabilising as Q3 2023 demonstrated the second-lowest number of exits in five years, according to Adviser Ratings’ quarte...

Financial planning

Membership of the FAAA declined by 11.7 per cent in the last financial year, according to its 2023 annual report, three times faster than the overall decline in adviser n...

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has welcomed an additional five financial advisers to its ranks, reporting positive adviser growth in three out of four weeks this month, accordin...

Financial planning

After growth of more than 30 last week thanks to record advice exam results, the financial advice profession has once again backtracked with double-digit losses, Wealth D...

Financial planning

Insignia is fast becoming the licensee to feel the biggest brunt of adviser departures, losing 24 this week and over 100 in the past calendar year, which is three times t...

Financial planning

According to Wealth Data, less than a quarter of all financial advisers on the ASIC FAR are women, with the accounting and super fund business models having the highest n...

Financial planning

Following a loss of 23 advisers over the last two weeks, the licensee’s current adviser numbers sit at just 20 compared to more than 120 in 2019, Wealth Data reports....

Financial planning

The firm’s licensee services business was a “standout” despite weaker results in FY23, says CEO Garry Crole, with attracting existing advisers a key focus in this financi...

Financial planning

There are 300 more micro-AFSLs this year than in 2019, but the majority of advisers still work at large licensees with more than 100 advisers. ...

Financial planning

Almost half of the advisers who have departed this year have been in the industry for less than 10 years while older advisers are pinning their hopes on the experience pa...

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