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Adviser numbers plateau

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... Register (FAR) shows that the population dipped 2% from 15,881 this time last year. The numbers appear to waver around this figure as in mid-2023, when the FAR recorded about 15,708 advisers. AMP Financial Planning continues to hold the top spot with ...

Commercial real estate optimism ticks up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... together has structurally changed, and this is clearly impacting the workplace," he said. "Whilst everyone is trying to figure out what their 'utopia' looks like, the one constant is that most companies currently seem to be very focused on driving greater ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
According to the latest figures, there is now about $195 billion held in managed accounts - up $33 billion in the six months to December end. The IMAP Census of Managed Accounts FUM shows the total grew by some 20.47% in the six-month period to hit ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
The corporate regulator says it has shut down about 3500 investment scam websites since July 2023 to protect Australians from digitally enabled misconduct. According to ASIC's latest enforcement and regulatory update, it has secured almost $60 million ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... withdraw their funds. Following the collapse other Blockchain Global directors left Australia, leaving Guo as the only key figure remaining. ASIC deems interviewing Guo critical to furthering an investigation into a potential violation of the Corporations ...

Stage 3 tax cuts pass Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... Treasury will reduce the 19% tax rate to 16% and increase the threshold for the 37% tax rate from $120,000 to $135,000 (see Figure 1 and 2). Source: H&R Block A person on an average income of $73,000 will receive a tax cut of about $1504, the government ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The median gender pay gap on base salaries across financial services is 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... last two years - which haven't changed since 2001. Initially, only 1.5% of households met this criterion, but now, that figure has ballooned to 11.7%. In response to this, the FSC has proposed revising the net asset threshold to $5 million, including ...

Betashares to launch Nasdaq ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... clients. Nearly a third (30.9%) of buying volumes from advisers was directed to ETFs in 2023, up from a quarter in 2022. The figure was even higher for younger advised investors, with ETFs accounting for almost half (49.2%) of buy trades via advisers ...

Novigi completes QMV Solutions deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
Novigi has formally acquired QMV Solutions, including the latter's Investigate DQ software, for an undisclosed figure. Novigi delivers data and technology services to financial services companies including Mercer, Link and Vanguard Super. It said QMV ...
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