ADVISER RATINGS

Financial planning

Data from Adviser Ratings’ upcoming Advice Landscape Report has painted a picture of the average advice practice in 2024, including the profit margins and revenue of top-...

Financial planning

Over seven in 10 financial advice practices that embrace technology are enjoying profits above 10 per cent, compared to just 43 per cent of firms that have not done so....

Financial planning

Australia’s looming intergenerational wealth transfer remains a crucial opportunity for financial advisers, with 14 per cent of consumers looking to transfer $1 million o...

Financial planning

Financial adviser has been identified as a job that is at “high risk from AI disruption”, but industry commentators say such technologies will enhance their role rather t...

Financial planning

With 66 per cent of newly established advice licensees being sole advisers, what are the risks and legal ramifications to consider when taking the plunge into self-licens...

Financial planning

Two separate studies have discovered the majority of advised clients prefer to pay a flat fee for financial advice, while unearthing how much they are willing to pay for ...

Financial planning

Two industry executives have highlighted why financial advice practices are less focused on adviser recruitment, as technology means they can service more clients with fe...

Financial planning

Single adviser-led firms continue to expand their footprint in the Australian advice ecosystem, Adviser Ratings research shows, as market conditions prove favourable for ...

Financial planning

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how the advice industry operates, Adviser Ratings unpacks which areas advisers are using the technology to improve the cli...

People & Products

Adviser Ratings has appointed a new product director to its ranks, while Zenith Investment Partners welcomes back a former partner and senior investment consultant to the...

Financial planning

A complex series of factors can cause financial advisers to get caught up in professional indemnity insurance claims – Numerisk’s Richard Silberman shares how to avoid su...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has entered a strategic partnership with Numerisk to introduce a professional indemnity insurance solution, aimed at opening up adviser supply and improvi...

Financial planning

Over half of advisers are now using managed accounts with their clients, according to Adviser Ratings, a rise of 50 per cent since 2019....

Financial planning

There remains a “strong appetite” for solo operators in the financial advice space, according to the latest Adviser Ratings Musical Chairs report, making up over half of ...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has revealed that over 60 per cent of financial advice practices are enjoying profit margins above 20 per cent, heralding a new era of salary growth, stab...

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