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Capital Partners acquires Partnership Wealth Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Capital Partners Private Wealth Advisers has acquired Partnership Wealth Management.

Raiz increases portfolio fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
Micro-investing app Raiz has upped its fees on a range of its portfolios, with some increasing as much as 29%.

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms are "problematically" sidestepping compensation payments after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) hands down a decision, using the excuse that they do not have professional indemnity insurance (PII).

Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The wealth group will consolidate its self-employed licensees under one brand, to be owned by the advisers via a new equity model. It has also confirmed it will divest most of its holding in Godfrey Pembroke and is looking to sell Millennium3.

Advisers service 120 clients on average

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
The decreasing pool of financial advisers saw the average number of advised clients rise by 6% to 120 from 113 one year ago, according to Investment Trends.

Rethinking retirement: Focus on spending, not saving

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
AMP general manager of retirement solutions Ben Hillier has emphasised the need to inspire more confidence in individuals approaching retirement.

Less than two weeks to nominate: Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
With 130 nominations and counting, there is less than two weeks left to nominate the most influential financial adviser in Australia for Financial Standard's annual Power50 list.

Advisers' experience stands at 14.5 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
Financial advisers have 14.5 years of professional advice experience on a median basis, but very few have more than 20, a Rainmaker analysis shows.

FY23 farewells 700 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms AMP Financial Planning, Synchron, and Charter farewelled the largest number of advisers, dragging down the total population to 15,708 from 16,415 at the end of the 2023 financial year.

Platforms FUM falls $20bn: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
In the year to March end, total funds under management (FUM) held by platforms, wraps and master trusts dropped by $19.5 billion, according to Plan For Life.