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Financial Planning

Diverger highlights M&A progress, pipeline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
In reporting its half-year results, Diverger reinforced its commitment to inorganic growth, saying a 13% drop in profits is owed, among other things, to investment in its FY25 strategy.

HUB24 tops platform rankings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
HUB24 has stolen the crown from Netwealth and reclaimed the top spot for overall platform functionality.

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Loosening financial advice regulation under the Quality of Advice Review proposals would highly benefit superannuation fund members, but many are convinced that this only works in theory.

Centrepoint Alliance scoping for scale

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Centrepoint Alliance said it is actively hunting acquisition opportunities, as it reported a significant increase in profit for the first half.

Bridges can meet advice affordability gap: Mota

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Following a massive overhaul, Insignia Financial chief executive Renato Mota is confident that one of its brands will be able to meet the growing advice affordability gap.

Fintech joins forces with advice students

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
A technology firm has introduced its software to the University of Technology Sydney's financial advice students in a bid to offer practical experience before they graduate.

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The US state is spending big on financial education and is close to mandating personal finance courses for high school students in a bid to combat financial illiteracy.

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
In a new mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South.

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Financial advice firms are looking to hire more service-support staff in 2023 as many review their pay and benefits packages to remain competitive in an overheated market.

Adviser pay, incentives disparity revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Experienced financial advisers working across major cities are earning as much as $150,000 per year, significantly more than their counterparts in smaller and regional hubs.