WEALTH DATA

Financial planning

Almost all adviser groups experienced adviser losses in 2021 except small self-licensed advisers which has been the “one area of growth”, according to Wealth Data....

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Financial planning

IOOF Group has posted one of the heaviest losses of advisers with a departure of more than 400 since the start of the year....

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Financial planning

Under 40% of financial advisers are members of the largest professional body representing financial planners in Australia, according to data....

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Financial planning

IOOF, AMP, and NTAA Group have disproportionally lost the most advisers since the start of the year compared to the rest of the sector, according to Wealth Data....

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Financial planning

Only 39% of those who were resat the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s exam in July passed it, compared to the overall pass rate of 60%, according to Wea...

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Financial planning

Opening the November exam to all advisers and the conditional September 2022 extension could drastically improve how many advisers are on the Financial Adviser Register a...

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Financial planning

New licensees offering holistic advice have seen a net growth of 120 adviser roles since the start of the year and are the fastest-growing type of financial planners, acc...

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Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority has revealed how many current advisers have passed it exam, but a broader context is required to analyse exact numbers...

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Financial planning

While the authority argues the high pass rate shows it is an achievable exam for “competent” advisers and has been a boost for consumer confidence in the industry, data s...

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Financial planning

Financial planners at super fund-based advice have seen the highest percentage of those who have passed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exams. ...

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Financial planning

Given the ongoing ultra-low numbers of new advisers entering the industry post 2018, adviser losses equate to around 760 advisers each year since, according to Wealth Dat...

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Financial planning

The number of advisers has slightly stabilised after a couple of busy weeks at the end of the financial year, with numbers looking more optimistic in the coming weeks, ac...

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Financial planning

The current forecast still assumes the number of advisers will fall and plateau to 15,000 but this may take longer than initially predicted thanks to recent exam relief m...

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Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has lost most of the adviser roles it expects to lose and it expects only a small cohort to drop-off at the end of the year....

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Financial planning

This week accounting-based advisers dominated adviser losses as many did not want to pay additional levies by the corporate regulator, and AMP FP regain its top spot as l...

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