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ASIC has taken action against a South Australian financial advice provider who secured $1.4 million for purported investment in gold salvage from Solomon Islands shipwrec...

Financial planning

Financial advisers often find themselves taking on the dual role of adviser and business owner but a managing director has suggested this leads only to subpar outcomes. ...

Financial planning

Allianz Retire+ has appointed two individuals to support financial advisers as the firm seeks to expand its presence in the wealth management space. ...

Financial planning

Equity offerings should be “seriously considered” by advice firms if they want to attract experienced advisers with the option viewed as a major differentiator for candid...

Financial planning

Advice licensee Bombora has introduced a board of six financial advisers from its national network to ensure industry voices are heard collectively on future decisions....

Financial planning

As reports flow in of investors lining up to buy gold at Sydney’s ABC Bullion store this week, two financial advisers have cautioned against succumbing to the hype as gol...

Financial planning

Financial advisers may be encouraged to work with multiple generations amid the intergenerational wealth transfer, but the FAAA has warned it can cause behavioural confli...

Financial planning

A global Morgan Stanley report has found 83 per cent of Asia-Pacific individual investors would select a financial adviser based on their sustainable investment offerings...

Financial planning

Former Sydney financial adviser, David Valvo, has been sentenced in court after pleading guilty to dishonest conduct....

Financial planning

There is a need for advice businesses to offer flexible service models, with Investment Trends research suggesting over half of potential clients prefer one-off advice to...

Financial planning

The advice industry has broadly welcomed the legislative groundwork surrounding the latest set of financial advice reforms, although they note “the devil’s in the details...

Financial planning

After weeks of fluctuating above and below 15,500, adviser numbers have maintained their hold above the line for three consecutive weeks....

Financial planning

Advisory firm Giles Wade has partnered with US-based Asena Family Office to help it launch an Australian arm offering advice and asset management services. ...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned the former sole director and chief financial officer of Brisbane-based Acquire Strategic Advisers over misleading and deceptive conduc...

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....

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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’...

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Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...

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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

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AMP has agreed in principle to settle an advice and insurance class action that commenced in 2020 related to historic commission payment activity. ...

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Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...

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ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....

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