Beyond their investment benefits, over a third of advisers say utilising managed accounts solutions has allowed them to take on more clients, according to Praemium. ...
Insignia Financial’s wrap platform has appointed Heidi Press, former HUB24 head of product management, to spearhead the design and delivery of the MLC Expand platform. ...
Altus Financial, based on NSW's Central Coast, has announced a merger with advisory firm Fortunity to strengthen its presence in the region and expand its service offerin...
As larger Australian Financial Services licensees continue to expand their reach in an increasingly expensive industry to operate, how do smaller firms ensure they stay r...
While the overall gender wage gap has decreased slightly, the Financy Women’s Index reveals the gap has widened for employees in the financial and insurance services sect...
ETF provider VanEck is set to launch its latest smart beta ETF – the MSCI International Growth ETF– ushering in a new growth international equities strategy....
As the industry navigates the fallout from recent product failures, two major AFSLs have detailed their APL selection process and relationship with research houses, warni...
The impending retirement of financial advisers in their 50s could see the profession face significant succession challenges over the coming decade and younger advisers ma...
A quarter of advisers who commenced on the FAR within the last two years have already switched licensees or practices, adding validity to practice owners’ professional ye...
While adviser numbers continue to slowly creep back up, the latest Wealth Data analysis reveals they would actually be in the green for the calendar year if it weren’t fo...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
WT Financial’s Keith Cullen is eager for its Hubco initiative to see advice firms under its licence trade at multiples which are catching up to those UK and US financial ...
As the deadline approaches for advisers to meet higher education requirements, the FAAA has shared an “obscure” loophole to help advisers avoid redoing a professional yea...
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?...