RECRUITMENT

Financial planning

Financial planners and paraplanners remain an ongoing hotspot of demand as the wealth management industry continues to battle candidate shortages, according to the latest...

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Financial planning

Australia's two-speed economy is significantly benefiting the resources, professional services and information technology industries, according to Hudson's latest Employm...

Financial planning

Australia's two-speed economy is significantly benefiting the resources, professional services and information technology industries, according to Hudson's latest Employm...

Editorial

Despite some media reports to the contrary, Mike Taylor writes that the top 20 licensees in the financial planning industry emerged in reasonable shape from ASIC’s review...

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Financial planning

Hiring intentions in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors have held their ground despite a national trend downwards, according to the latest Manpower Employment...

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Policy & Regulation

The admission by Federal Treasury that no international comparison modelling has been done on the Government's proposed FOFA reforms has added to concerns surrounding the...

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People & Products

TAL has added two new members to its Board of Directors as the company continues to expand its specialist field of life insurance....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA is expected to be the catalyst for further industry consolidation while the move to a fee-for-service environment is set to trigger the sale of 'C' and 'D' level cli...

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Top 100

As dealer groups prepare for the new regulatory environment, Benjamin Levy explains the story behind the results of the Top 100 Dealer Groups Survey....

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Financial planning

With increased volatility, there have been many changes in the dealer group space, both in terms of adviser numbers and funds under advice. Angela Welsh reports on events...

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Editorial

Data from SEEK indicates the financial services and banking industry remains in the top 10 highest paid industries....

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Financial planning

As the financial services sector braces for major change flagged by the Federal Government more than a year ago, companies within the industry are becoming increasingly v...

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Financial planning

There seems to be a sizeable gap between boutique dealer groups and major institutions in terms of financial planner recruitment this year, as the two sectors face differ...

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Financial planning

Sales remains a dominant factor in financial planning recruitment, according to both recruitment experts and research undertaken by Money Management into the core criteri...

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Financial planning

Financial services employers are becoming increasingly cautious, according to new jobs research....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 4 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....

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

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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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