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…
by Mish Blecher
This weeks adviser profile is Mish Blecher, co-founder of 360 Financial Strategists in Hawthorn, Victoria. Mish has 74 reviews with an impressive average client rating of 4.98 out of 5 stars...
by Adviser Ratings
It is hoped the new Financial Services Minister, Senator Jane Hume, will announce an extension to the FASEA exam deadline when she speaks at the AFA Conference in Adelaide today. Both the FPA and AFA have recently been lobbying to extend the…
by Adviser Ratings
The data science team here at Adviser Ratings has pulled out some interesting early insights from stage one of the Marketplace. We looked at how the sentiment for different Platform Providers might have changed since last year. To drill a bit…