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Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... large licensees and strike out on their own. The big four banks and AMP have collectively seen a reduction in adviser numbers during the last quarter, according to Rainmaker Information figures for September 2014. But while the figures are minor in the ...

Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... with NGA that included the acquisition of a 93% stake in the Australian business and a long term plan to increase adviser numbers. Azimut Luxembourg sub-holding company AZ International Holdings is planning to finance the business with $8 million per ...

ASIC reviews FoFA progress

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have had little effect on either adviser numbers or the type of financial advice AFS licensees provide, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In its review on the implementation ...

Countplus' TFS increases equity in advice firm

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... in talks with other advice firms and will make some announcements over the coming months. "We are not going for adviser numbers, we are looking for the quality and the size of the firms," he said. Operating under TFS gives advice firms "an opportunity ...

ASIC puts an end to PIS monitoring program

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... PIS adviser has been banned from financial services by ASIC in the past few weeks, and the dealer group has seen adviser numbers halve to 533 since 2011. However, De Zwart said that the group has been "in positive growth territory over the past four ...

Advice numbers and client claims hit PIS results

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... capabilities for future growth." Australia's largest non-aligned dealer group said that it experienced a fall of adviser numbers in the last three years. Rainmaker figures show that PIS had 1,257 advisers in March 2011, but only 533 in September 2013. ...

Federation added to Australian Unity platform

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... that there is a convergence occurring with accountants and financial advisers. "We do expect to continue to grow adviser numbers and more importantly plan to continue to strongly grow our network of accountants as referral partners and advisers. There ...

Young shy away from joining advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard that "there are not enough new planners coming through," even if "new adviser numbers have increased dramatically since we launched the GenXt initiative." Fox noted that a large number of financial planners ...

Guardian Advice benefits from planner "flight to security"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... practices as well as coaching and supervising authorised representatives. Harris forecasted further growth in adviser numbers as soon as the new government amends the grandfathering provision of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. "We can ...

Centrepoint optimistic after completing AAP acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... comes after a difficult month for PIS. The largest independent dealer group in Australia saw a dramatic drop in adviser numbers, which went from 1,257 in March 2011 to 559 in March 2013, according to a Rainmaker Advantage Report. The dealer group also ...