FINANCIAL ADVISERS

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...

Financial planning

Hoxton Capital Management has rebranded its business to have a greater focus on wealth management and technology....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has addressed “pretty disturbing” instances where its financial adviser members have allegedly experienced “bullying” by produc...

Financial planning

The number of new entrants in the financial advice profession who have since departed this year has seen an improvement from the amount that left in 2023....

Financial planning

Expected income from advisers who joined Sequoia in FY24 is three times higher than those who departed, while the shareholder dispute has caused a “positive shake-up” in ...

Financial planning

As financial advisers balance competing business priorities, Business Health identifies four methods to foster strong client relationships....

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 ...

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