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Financial planning

Wealth Data has tallied up the net movement of advisers seen in the financial advice industry during 2023, with only one subsector reporting positive growth....

Funds management

Industry commentators have shared their thoughts on when the RBA will hike interest rates next, and whether Australia will follow other countries and embark on monetary e...

Financial planning

Wealth Data has revealed the top 10 financial advice licensees for adviser growth and losses in the last year, even as the industry rounds out at 15,667 advisers for 2023...

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

AMP has revitalised its Jigsaw Advice Solutions business to provide expanded add-on services to self-licensed financial advisers, ranging from AFSL setup to revenue manag...

Financial planning

A former AMP Financial Planning adviser from Newcastle has been banned for five years after failing to manage conflicts of interest....

Financial planning

Two advice licensees have lost more than 26 per cent in their share price since the start of 2023, while another has seen gains of 35 per cent. ...

Financial planning

One in nine Australians aged over 50 expect to have $250,000 in unpaid debt in retirement – debt worries are leading to concerns about their ability to achieve their des...

Financial planning

Two of Australia’s largest licensees believe the removal of the safe harbour steps will have the greatest impact on advisers, but believe a new name is needed for the pro...

Financial planning

The financial advice profession should be embracing career changers and mature students, according to two commentators, as well as targeting those new graduates....

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...

Funds management

It is too early to think about rate cuts in Australia, according to Schroders, and even if they are paused for the time being, they could rise further over the next few y...

People & Products

Two independent non-executive directors have been appointed to the AMP board with a focus on digital transformation and technology....

Financial planning

AMP’s Matt Lawler believes financial advisers should be working together with super funds to improve the advice landscape, rather than competing, as well as ways to boost...

Financial planning

AMP intends to launch a digital advice service for both its advisers and its superannuation divisions next year....

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

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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