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Financial planning

The two firms have announced a new online development program to support career changers, advice support staff and university graduates in joining the financial advice pr...

Funds management

The Australian ETF market could climb to $800 billion in assets under management by 2034, according to new Stockspot analysis, with financial advisers underpinning this u...

Financial planning

The industry has regained the majority of losses seen in the previous week, with one licensee seeing a gain of six new advisers. ...

Financial planning

A recent financial advice market update has identified three factors that are holding businesses back from achieving their full potential, while a business consultant has...

Financial planning

The number of Australian high-net-worth individuals has grown by nearly 9 per cent from 2023, according to Praemium and Investment Trends, spelling positive news for fina...

Financial planning

While Australia continues to rank strongly in Natixis IM’s global retirement index, financial advisers are still vital to mitigating the financial strain being felt by re...

Financial planning

According to the Financial Advice Association Australia, upgrades to its Find a Planner platform will make it easier for potential clients to connect with a financial adv...

Funds management

There is a role for advisers to include capital securities in portfolios to provide diversification within clients’ fixed income allocations, according to fund manager We...

Financial planning

Outsourcing company Vital Business Partners has taken a minority equity stake in a digital platform for financial advisers, which will help fund its future growth plans. ...

Financial planning

Money Management examines how the experienced provider pathway has impacted the advice industry, one year since it was passed on 6 September 2023....

Financial planning

Integrating regular meetings within a financial advice team – from daily huddles to quarterly reviews – is essential for fostering sustainable long-term growth, according...

Financial planning

Clients are exhibiting multiple concerns on the intergenerational wealth transfer, making it imperative for advisers to address these fears through comprehensive strategi...

Financial planning

ASIC has identified three situations where it may be difficult for a licensee to assess an adviser’s qualifications and provided case studies of how they should be tackle...

Financial planning

The wealth management platform has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent of Xeppo, a data management and analytics tool, to create greater workflow efficiencies for f...

Financial planning

Providing well developed professional year programs and offering flexible working arrangements are two key drivers leading to higher retention of new advice entrants, two...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

2 weeks 1 day ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

3 weeks ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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