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Financial planning

Adviser Ratings’ latest financial landscape report finds there is a demographic of advice practices achieving an average revenue of $5 million, with only 3 per cent of pr...

Financial planning

Self-licensed advisers are most likely to have seen their profit margins increase over the past 12 months, according to research by Investment Trends, as fees increase fo...

Financial planning

WT Financial is expecting to see a 130 per cent increase in net profit after tax, as it releases indicative results for FY22–23, and CEO Keith Cullen believes the outlook...

Financial planning

There have been four key observations from the latest reporting season, according to Swell Asset Management. ...

Funds management

Magellan has seen its net profit after tax fall 33% in the last financial year but funds under management have risen 9% to pass $100 billion....

Financial planning

IRESS has reported strong positive results for the year to 31 December 2018, and expects profits to continue on their growth trajectory in 2019....

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government is moving to introduce legislation which will have the effect of doubling the criminal and civil penalties which can be imposed against both corpor...

Funds management

While global dividends reached record levels in the first quarter Australia is lagging, according to Janus Henderson....

Financial planning

AMP Limited appears to have turned a corner on profit but its wealth division has struggled despite better returns from advice and SMSFs....

Funds management

Investors should think like business owners and continue to search for persistent sources of growth during less favourable market conditions, according to AB....

Financial planning

The major Australian banks have reported a modest increase in aggregate profits amidst a challenging market environment and ongoing regulatory costs....

Financial planning

Big insurer TAL has insisted to a Parliamentary Committee that profit-sharing rebates paid to super funds are always used to benefit members and it has the right to audi...

Financial planning

Perpetual Limited has posted a solid full-year result with plenty of help from Perpetual Private....

Financial planning

IRESS has reported a 10 per cent increase in its net profit for the first half of the year thanks to its acquisition of Financial Synergy....

Funds management

Macquarie Group has delivered a strong full-year result and has indicated a positive outlook moving into 2018....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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