A Gold Coast-based financial adviser has been banned for four years by the corporate regulator after he provided inappropriate advice for Next Generation Advice regarding...
With $34.9 million in cash on its balance sheet, Fiducian executive chairman Indy Singh has said the licensee won’t be rushed into making large advice acquisitions or pay...
The impending retirement of financial advisers in their 50s could see the profession face significant succession challenges over the coming decade and younger advisers ma...
With 40 per cent of advice practices looking to increase their ETF usage, the next frontier being embraced is smart beta ETFs with flows doubling in July, providers have ...
The shift in scale and consolidation has led to substantial growth in large privately owned licensees, which have tipped past 20 per cent of advisers for the first time t...
The former director of United Global Capital has received a decision from the Administrative Review Tribunal regarding an appeal of his 10-year ban from providing financi...
WT Financial’s Keith Cullen is eager for its Hubco initiative to see advice firms under its licence trade at multiples which are catching up to those UK and US financial ...
The Financial Advice Association Australia has announced it will expand its approved specialisations program to broaden its range of qualification designations....
WT Financial has announced its second “Hubco” with a combined valuation of $7.8 million, while its first one has successfully incorporated and is now making its own acqui...
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group has entered into a joint venture with a Melbourne financial services firm to launch a wealth manager....
Global equity manager Orbis Investments has appointed a head of marketing from Capital Group as it becomes the latest manager to target advised retail investors. ...
With an abundance of private market options coming to market, due diligence becomes increasingly important as advisers separate the wheat from the chaff, adviser Charlie ...
The Treasury has launched a consultation into how the $47 million special levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort will be funded....
With the final tally for FY25 now confirmed, how many advisers left during the financial year and how does it compare to the previous year?...
The 2025 calendar year has already seen 18 advisers banned or disqualified by ASIC, and if this trend continues, the count could exceed the royal commission era record of...
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...