Wealth Today growing practices, not ‘chasing advisers’
8 August 2023 by Chris Dastoor, Professional Planner
Despite reporting an indicative 57 per cent annual increase in revenue, WT Financial Group will maintain its focus on driving further growth with the practices in its network rather than “chasing” more advisers. The group acquired Synchro...
What could Insignia’s new model mean for AMP?
4 August 2023 by Rhea Nath, Money Management
With the potential for its co-equity model to usher in a new era of growth, AMP could look to follow in the steps of Insignia, according to Adviser Ratings. In late July, Insignia announced its intention to reset its financial advice oper...
‘Model for the future’: Morrows enlists Bombora for risk expansion
3 August 2023 by Chris Dastoor, Professional Planner
Recognising the need for specialist talent to take on risk advice, boutique advisory firm Morrow Private Wealth has established a joint venture with risk advice specialist firm Bombora to form Morrows Risk Insurance. Bombora managing dire...
Advice fees stabilise amid political noise on cost
26 July 2023 by Chris Dastoor, Professional Planner
Research from two separate financial advice software providers has found fees have not materially increased over the last year. Despite fees largely stabilising this year, a poll from Adviser Ratings released last year found advice practi...
Large Private Licensee Adviser Numbers Holding Up
24 July 2023 by Risk Info
Piquing readers’ interest this week was the news that while no licensee segment increased its numbers over the past year, the large private licensee market shrank only marginally… While no licensee segment increased its numbers over the 1...
Boost your returns with clever cuts to investing costs
7 July 2023 by Jeremy Chunn, Australian Financial Review
As investors close the book on another financial year, it’s time to ask where they could have done better. The answer is often the same. “Investors need to understand not only the magic of compounding returns, but the tyranny of compoundin...
Fidelity Life unveils speaker lineup for adviser conference
4 July 2023 by Kenneth Araullo, Insurance Business
Fidelity Life has announced its speaker lineup for its sold-out adviser conference, Engage 2023, to be held in September in Christchurch and Auckland. Fidelity Life’s Engage 2023 speakers include: Angus Woods – founder of Adviser Ratings,...
Uptick in succession planning among mature firms
26 June 2023 by Rhea Nath, Money Management
In the last 12 months, there has been marked improvement in future planning among advice practices, according to Adviser Ratings. In 2021, less than half of mature businesses (five-plus years) said they had a succession plan. By 2022, thi...
How can more Australians get the advice they need?
19 June 2023 by Paul Feeney, Professional Planner
How can more Australians get the advice they need? The answer is obvious — a scalable online solution is the only way to fill the advice gap. With the inevitable decrease in recent adviser numbers, we know there’s not enough capacity to p...