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NAB tops bad advice compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
The National Australia Bank's bad advice compensation bill has hit more than $1.2 billion - the highest liability among the major financial institutions. While NAB Financial Planning and NAB Private Wealth have remediated most of this amount with ...

Advice industry loses 800 over New Year period

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The exit of 807 advisers during the Christmas and New Year break leaves the total population close to dipping below the 18,000 mark. There are currently 18,015 practising financial advisers left, according to Rainmaker's modelling of the ASIC Financial ...

Vale Chris Regenass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The financial advice community is remembering Synchron state manager Chris Regenass, following his sad passing last week. In a video message to the Synchron adviser network, director Don Trapnell shared that Regenass passed away as a result of heart ...

Adviser population drops below 19,000

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The financial advice industry lost more than 2200 advisers this year, marking an 11% year-on-year drop to 18,822. Rainmaker modelling of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register reveals that only 18,822 advisers are left as of yesterday, December 16. At ...

Lonsec bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Research house Lonsec has grown its sales team, including appointing a new head of sales. John Burton steps into the head of sales position. He was previously national sales manager at OnePath before more recently establishing his own wealth firm - ...

Fortnum hires engagement and growth leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
Fortnum Private Wealth made two senior hires who will oversee practice engagement and growth for the AFS licensee. Brisbane-based Simon Wright and Sydney-based Jaimie Ramsey joined Fortnum as practice engagement and growth managers as part of the licensee's ...

Women advisers drop to 21%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
The number of women working in the financial advice industry has dropped to 21% compared to 25% two years ago. Rainmaker's modelling of the September ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows that only one in five financial advisers out of the total pool ...

Adviser exits continue, industry recruits 50

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
Only 50 financial advisers joined the financial advice industry in the year to September, as Rainmaker analysis shows that the total population has dwindled to 19,238. Rainmaker's latest Financial adviser report reveals an 11% year-on-year drop in the ...

Midwinter hires from Integrity Life

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Bravura Solutions' advice technology division hired a chief technology officer from Integrity Life. Fraser Hamilton joined Midwinter as chief technology officer, taking over from Andrew McClelland who is stepping back to focus on the group's strategic ...

Midwinter appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Midwinter Financial Services has appointed a new head of product, nabbing a former leader within AMP's advice business. Andrew Zietara has joined Midwinter as head of product. Zietara joins Midwinter from capital market technology solution provider ...