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Financial planning

Financial planning group Fiducian has seen its adviser numbers rise by 27% in the first half of the financial year thanks to an acquisition and new office openings....

Financial planning

Why choose a rewarding career in financial advice?

The rewarding nature of financial advice and the value it brings clients is at the heart of the career, says this adviser. ...

Financial planning

The platform supporting young industry new entrants

HR tech platform Striver has supported business students and young graduates with networking and mentorship opportunities in financial advice for over a decade. ...

Financial planning

Which AFSLs saw top adviser growth in 2022?

Research from Rainmaker Information has revealed the AFSLs that experienced the largest net growth in number of financial advisers last year. ...

Financial planning

Nearly 25% of advisers consider departing the industry

Despite over 12,000 financial advisers leaving over the last four years, Adviser Ratings reveals that almost a quarter are thinking of following suit in 2023....

Financial planning

What retirees want from their adviser

Australians approaching retirement are increasingly interested in using advisers’ services, but it goes beyond just providing financial advice....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC’s 2022 efforts against adviser misconduct

Multiple permanent bans to advisers were handed out by the corporate regulator in the last year....

Financial planning

ASIC confirms exam pathways for career breaks and secondments

Advisers who have taken a career break or a secondment by the end of 2021 will not be considered a new entrant when they wish to return to their adviser role but will hav...

Financial planning

ASIC releases adviser feedback on affordable advice

The corporate regulator’s consultation found that limited advice is too costly to provide and there is a lack of demand for digital advice....

Financial planning

Adviser ASIC registration should be own responsibility

Licensees should not be responsible for individual financial adviser registrations to the corporate regulator as it makes clear these are a statutory obligation and not a...

Financial planning

Adviser charged with 12 counts of dishonest conduct

Rahul Goel of AR Wealth and Finance in Western Australia has also been charged with three counts of false certification of documents....

Financial planning

Ex-Apogee adviser pleads guilty

Ahmed Saad has pleaded guilty after operating a scheme to provide illegal early access to super for clients. ...

Financial planning

Are you a dealer group recruitment target?

There is plenty of competition between dealer groups to take advantage of the uncertainty which has accompanied IOOF’s acquisition of MLC Wealth by recruiting attractive ...

Financial planning

Perth adviser charged with dishonest conduct

The corporate watchdog allege that AR Wealth and Finance financial adviser Rahul Goel acted dishonestly in relation to hardship and other applications to super funds on b...

Financial planning

ASIC bans Tasmanian adviser for five years

David Horton was found to have given clients’ inappropriate advice to double gear their investments and did not consider their cashflow position or ability to cover margi...