by Adviser Ratings
Thursday’s announcement of AMP’s half yearly results was widely anticipated by the finance sector, who expected an outline of AMP’s “new strategy”. After a dismal 18 months which included getting spanked at the royal commission and seeing its share…
by Adviser Ratings
With so many advisers leaving the big players, the probability of growth in mid-tier licensees is more likely. According to some industry insiders, this outcome will also manifest simply because of the business imperatives involved.
by Adviser Ratings
In our recent analysis of movements in the industry, we witnessed the continued migration of advisers towards privately held licensees and identified a preference towards larger licensees. Here we share some thoughts of representatives of major…
by Adviser Ratings
MLC has announced its restructured business framework in preparation for its separation from NAB, which is planned to take place mid next year. Along with new licensee fee arrangements, it will merge its current 5 licensees into 2, and jettison is…
by Simon Russell
Investors understandably focus on things like company performance, market movements, and economic changes. These things are, of course, important. However, what can sometimes fly under the radar is the significant role of investors’ own behaviour in…
by Adviser Ratings
A week in from the launch of the Marketplace on Adviser Ratings - and we already have the first early insights. We are well aware of the travails of AMP, but it is now impacting the perception and performance of its investment platform - its net…
by Adviser Ratings
We’ve got some early results of advisers thoughts on software and Life insurance. There has been a deterioration in the Net Promoter Score across the entire advice software industry from last year. It seems not a single piece of software has been…
by Adviser Ratings
Financial advisers receiving grandfathered commissions could be a thing of the past as early as the end of 2020 if the government get their way. The Government has fast-tracked it’s response to the recommendations of the Hayne royal commission, and…
by Adviser Ratings
The break-up and restructure of the large institutionally aligned advice networks is continuing to create an uncertain landscape for thousands of advisers who are looking to consolidate their place in the advice market. Advisers knowledge is also…