While the profession continues to see consolidation at the top, Adviser Ratings has compared the business models of Insignia and Entireti and how they are shaping the pro...
Winning one premiership can come down to talent, luck, or timing but winning multiple ones indicates something deeper and successful is at play, writes Darren Steinhardt....
Centrepoint Alliance, the third-largest advice licensee, has reported 40 per cent growth in its managed accounts business, but profits fell by a third....
With licensee switching on the rise, particularly for newer advisers, compliance expert Sean Graham has shared red flags to watch out for when making the jump between AFS...
With $34.9 million in cash on its balance sheet, Fiducian executive chairman Indy Singh has said the licensee won’t be rushed into making large advice acquisitions or pay...
Danielle Press, a former ASIC commissioner, is to chair a new AFSL committee set up by Sequoia which seeks to improve governance practices and review its approved product...
Sequoia Financial Group non-executive director Charles Sweeney has stepped down from the board of the licensee after six years....
Centrepoint Alliance, the third-largest advice licensee, is forecasting to report a net revenue increase of 13 per cent for FY25, while adviser numbers have reached more ...
A former licensee director, who failed to report an adviser’s fee-for-no-service conduct, has been banned for three years by ASIC. ...
Large AFSLs with more than 100 advisers are seeing the largest losses in both adviser and AFSL numbers as individuals seek a smaller, personal vision in their work....
Advice licensee Finchley & Kent has announced a strategic partnership with technology firm Padua Solutions as licensees are encouraged to broaden their tech usage....
With email being the most-commonly used method of adviser communication with their clients, sharing sensitive documents can come with risk of cybercrime, writes Greg Hans...
Melbourne and Perth-based Endeavor Asset Management has added 24 financial advisers to its AFSL this week, with overall industry numbers rising by more than a dozen....
With Finchley & Kent coming in second place for adviser growth in 2024, its managing director shares why word-of-mouth referrals have been critical to its success....
An advice executive has shared how advisers should regularly assess the performance of their licensee, regardless of whether they are looking to leave, in order to preven...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...