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Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The financial advice industry started the new year with 15,650 advisers, holding relatively steady compared to this time last year. Rainmaker Information's tally of qualified professionals has decreased 1% year on year - a net loss of 214 advisers. ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... investors that you can still get a fair go in Australian capital markets," he said. According to research by Rainmaker Information last year, super funds owned 38% of the market capitalisation of Australian equities as of June 202 2. Industry super funds ...

CSLR estimates $241m to fund backlog of complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... kind. It was important that we had a robust and rigorous process to be able to make a best estimate based on the best information available." The estimate is based on analysis and modelling by Finity Consulting which was then reviewed by actuarial consultancy ...

Macquarie Wrap rolls out new features for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... Macquarie's fraud and security experts," Weber said. "We continue to look at ways in which we can arm advisers with information on the latest threats and how best to protect themselves and their clients."

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... misleading and deceptive conduct between March 2014 and July 2015 because it did not disclose to the market material information that it was or ought to have been aware of. This included issues with existing infrastructure and its Research team, instances ...

Former adviser misled ASIC during investigation: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
A former Shaw and Partners financial adviser was charged with two counts of providing false or misleading information to ASIC during the regulator's investigation into his misconduct. Kristofer Ridgway allegedly provided false information during ...

Angela Jackson to helm annual Chief Economists Forum

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... Tuesday, February 20 at the Four Seasons, and in Melbourne on Thursday, February 22 at the Grand Hyatt. For more event information, click here.

FSCP issues another registration prohibition order

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... that was not at arm's length as he would have received a significant referral fee. The client was given contradictory information and statements, while the effect of the scaled advice he provided excluded "critical issues that were relevant to the client's ...

Young investors fall prey to bad social media advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
Over one third (34%) of investors have acted on financial information seen online or on social media that ended up being misleading or factually incorrect, a new survey reveals. According to US insurance and financial services firm Nationwide, investors ...

Internal teams to manage 43% of super FUM by 2043: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... about 72% of the total APRA-regulated super FUM, with this expected to grow to 85% in two decades. As such, Rainmaker Information predicts close to half of all APRA-regulated super FUM - 43% - will be managed by internal investment teams. Most of this ...