ADVISER RATINGS

Financial planning

With adviser numbers having fallen below 16,000 for the first time this year, there has been a similar decline in the number of licensees, according to Adviser Ratings....

Editorial

The latest Adviser Ratings Landscape report has laid bare the state of the financial advice industry and the impact of adviser departures on consumers....

Financial planning

The latest Adviser Ratings’ Landscape Report has revealed advice affordability has led to 100,000 people being orphaned or ceasing to receive advice....

Financial planning

One-third of advisers are likely to have their rating downgraded as the firm incorporates more focus on education and professional standards....

Financial planning

Advisers should look at clients looking for one-off advice to build their prospective secondary client base, given that rising costs of advice delivery are driving down t...

Financial planning

The further consolidation of institutionally-held platforms combined with the emergence of new models will dominate the platform providers market in 2021, according to Ad...

Financial planning

The new tool is meant to help consumers find a financial adviser working at ASX trading participants....

People & Products

Adviser Ratings has looked to expand its footprint via the acquisition of CRM business, Crinkle Cut Digital....

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has launched a crowd funding campaign to help improve the institutional conduct and transparency in the wealth management industry....

People & Products

Former Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chair Peter Kell is joining a panel on licensee reporting set up by Adviser Ratings....

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings, the firm that grew out of the Future of Financial Advice and the consumer movement, is now seeking to crowd-fund its growth initiatives....

Accounting

New data from Adviser Ratings suggests there more than 1,000 advisers who have found themselves without a licensee or have exited the industry....

Outsider

Outsider was pleased to see his old mate and former Australian Securities and Investment Commission deputy chairman, Peter Kell, bob up as part of an external ratings com...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has entered into a commercial arrangement with platform provider Netwealth to provide data and insights on adviser intentions....

Financial planning

Independent Financial Advisers are emerging as winners from the Royal Commission as clients shift away from bank-aligned advisers....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

1 week 2 days ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

3 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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