FINANCIAL ADVICE

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The majority of financial advice practices enjoying revenue growth are putting this towards growing their adviser teams, according to new research....

Financial planning

A wide range of strategic priorities are set to fall under the corporate regulator’s enforcement spotlight in the next 12 months, including the risk management and data s...

Financial planning

Insignia reports a $185 million statutory net loss after tax in FY24 but sees revenue improve in its newly restructured advice division, thanks to higher value clients....

Financial planning

Financial advice practices with high profit margins charge annual client fees of $7,700 and keep their operational costs low, says Investment Trends’ Irene Guiamatsia....

Financial planning

After an adviser received a warning from the FSCP about their Record of Advice usage, when is the correct time for it to be used with clients?...

Financial planning

With small financial advice firms vulnerable to key person risk, there can be a tangible monetary cost to a practice’s value if the owner dies suddenly. ...

Financial planning

Unexpected bills and a lack of cultural alignment are among M&A challenges two directors have faced, and the experiences have taught them that advice practices shouldn’t ...

Financial planning

The Financial Services and Credit Panel has made its first determination in over three months with the relevant provider pulled up on their statements of advice....

Financial planning

Financial advice licensee Fiducian has shared its FY24 results, reporting consistent net inflows of $281 million from its adviser network....

Financial planning

AZ NGA’s Paul Barrett unpacks why the firm is the right home for 16 AMP-aligned advice practices and how its M&A history will facilitate the long-term growth ambitions of...

Financial planning

WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen believes it is “halcyon days ahead” for financial advice as it completes a four-year period of M&A activity, with the licensee...

Financial planning

JANA Investment Advisers has announced it will deliver tailored managed account services to a self-licensed advice firm in Melbourne to meet its diverse client needs....

Financial planning

A Melbourne financial advice firm has been put into liquidation by the Federal Court, and an appeal against its AFSL cancellation has been dismissed....

Financial planning

Two financial advisers have identified the “magic number” of advisers within a practice to achieve maximum efficiency and greater work/life balance....

Features

Once the AMP advice sale to Entireti is completed, the size of the combined licensees will be almost double that of the second-largest licensee Count, and the deal is bei...

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