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AMP adviser numbers shrivel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The number of financial advisers licensed by AMP dropped dramatically in 2020, with the institution no longer the largest AFSL in the country by number of advisers. The largest AFSL is now the SMSF Adviser Network which had 839 advisers as at 31 December ...

Sequoia reveals strategic plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
ASX-listed Sequoia Financial Group has revealed its plans to increase its adviser numbers and licensees to adjust to the shifting landscape of the financial advice industry. At its annual general meeting, Sequoia announced its strategic objective to ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... acknowledges the changes the advice industry has undergone in recent years, highlighting the 14.9% decrease in financial adviser numbers on the Financial Adviser Register to 21,284. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press added that good-quality affordable ...

FS Power50 revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... achievement," Williamson said. "At a time when so much focus is on the impact of industry change and diminishing adviser numbers, Financial Standard is proud to showcase excellence in advice and celebrate just how bright the future of advice is." To ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... acquisition of Trillium completed, the acquisition of Barrow Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss announced, and strong growth in adviser numbers plus the acquisition of Priority Life in Perpetual Private." The firm's new operating model saved Perpetual somewhere ...

Allan Gray appoints head of adviser distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Morrison will continue in his role as head of research houses and key accounts. "The strong growth in absolute adviser numbers discovering the benefits of our contrarian investment philosophy has meant we have had to restructure our retail distribution ...

Industry funds a bright spot for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... most positive area," he said. He's predicting that the industry funds will continue steadily growing their adviser numbers as their member bases grow. And, the super funds are also proving to be more attractive employment options for advisers. "Adviser ...

Madison advisers loyal amid sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Madison Financial Group has held on to its adviser numbers, as PwC and Seaview Consulting give prospective buyers a closer look at the advice group's numbers on behalf of OneVue. Madison's sale includes the advice group, but also three other ...

Count Financial treads new path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... its 78 advisers transition to the Count licence, bringing its total advisers to 326. Despite the overall drop in adviser numbers, from 1 October to 31 December 2019 Count Financial advisers produced and issued 1272 advice documents. In the same period ...

Advice industry compresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... exited the industry post the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's 31 December 2018 deadline. As adviser numbers now stand, they are in line with the number of financial advisers registered in 2016. The number of advisers associated with ...