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ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients' superannuation investments....
Financial planning
AWAG has entered a strategic joint venture relationship with Singapore-based financial services firm PhillipCapital, expanding its product and services distribution reach...
Financial planning
Over half of financial advice clients say they have found their adviser via a referral from an existing client, according to Dimensional. ...
Financial planning
With the intergenerational wealth transfer underway in Australia, wealth managers are focusing on how they can attract the next generation of advisers to service these yo...
Financial planning
Advice licensee Count’s subsidiary Accurium is to acquire a Melbourne-based accountancy and advisory firm, the third accounting acquisition in recent months....
Financial planning
ASIC has banned the former CEO of Lighthouse Partners from providing financial services for 10 years after failing to report fees-for-no-service conduct, the second indiv...
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Private wealth firm Escala Partners is seeking to become a leading player in the Australian advice landscape, helped by backing from US player Focus Financial. ...
Funds management
Almost a third of financial advisers are spending up to a year evaluating smart beta ETF strategies before they add them to portfolios, according to VanEck. ...
Financial planning
AWAG has made a 20 per cent strategic investment in First Mutual Australia as it seeks to grow AWAG’s authorised representatives to 80–100 by the end of the financial yea...
Financial planning
With investors demonstrating a lack of private market understanding, an adviser has shared how his firm uses a tiered investment approach that varies based on his clients...
Financial planning
While specialist advice firms have become an increasingly popular business model in recent years, industry analysis reveals whether there are financial benefits to be gai...
Financial planning
Consumers who receive financial advice are feeling more secure in the face of global instability and volatility than their unadvised peers, according to the FAAA....
Financial planning
Shadforth CEO Terry Dillon has told Money Management the time is right to pursue inorganic growth as it seeks to double in size by 2030 and acquires a Melbourne advice fi...
Financial planning
Entireti has announced the rebranding of PFS Investment Management, bringing together the group’s investment capabilities to support its licensee network....
Financial planning
Major licensee Count has enacted its latest M&A deal, acquiring the accounting and audit client base of a Sydney accounting firm....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...