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Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... practices. Earlier in his career, Mitchell worked at BT Advice, starting as a financial adviser before becoming a professional capability manager. In that role, he supported adviser development across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern ...

Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... protections. The FAAA urged the federal government to address the drop in adviser numbers, ensuring the supply of professional financial advisers meets the increasing demand. Recognising the inflexible education requirements, and the toll on small businesses ...

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... principal financial adviser. Further, Cullen said there are about six provisional financial advisers conducting their professional year in its central advice team, who work across its broad network of businesses. "Because we run our businesses on an ...

ISS MI acquires Family Office Access

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI) has acquired Family Office Access in a move that expands and strengthens its data and analytics offerings to wealth managers, insurers and advisers. Family Office Access provides a trove of family office research, and ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... auditor, sitting and passing a competency exam, and providing a formal letter imposing further conditions to their professional body. The named SMSF auditors have the right to seek review of ASIC's decisions through a request to ASIC or the Administrative ...

US-backed firm invests in Brisbane advice group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
US-backed Merchant Wealth Partners has secured a minority investment in Brisbane-based advice group Infinity Financial Consultants. This transaction will advance the firm's ambitions of playing an active role in the consolidation of Australia's wealth ...

Investors to increase private market allocations: Hamilton Lane

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
The Hamilton Lane 2026 Global Private Wealth Survey identified private wealth investors plan to increase private market allocations this year. The study found that 86% of the 390 global private market advisers surveyed plan to increase private market ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... Fund colleague Ben Samild, who took up the chief strategist role at ADIC at the end of last year. The investment professional served as chief executive officer of Magellan Financial Group for 18 months following 14 years at Australia's sovereign ...

Integro announces first east coast hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Gilmour said McRedmond will focus on developing new referral partnerships with professional service firms and pursuing acquisitions across the East Coast market. The move marks a major step in Integro's evolution ...

Hiring for risk, member services to take off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Recruitment activity across the financial services sector is showing signs of recovery following a lull in 2025, with increased hiring in risk and member services expected. According to the 2026 Financial Services Market Outlook from Kaizen Recruitment ...