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PE driving wealth M&A

PE driving wealth M&A

Private equity has become the dominant factor in underwriting mergers and acquisitions activity across the wealth management sector.
WT Financial JVs with PE player Merchant

WT Financial JVs with PE player Merchant

WT Financial group has looked to a JV with PE player Merchant to fund further growth across its financial planning network.
AZ-NGA’s Barrett says advice at inflection point

AZ-NGA’s Barrett says advice at inflection point

Financial advice is at an inflection point which will provide the opportunity for financial advisers to be at the top of the food chain.
Three balls v one big ball

Small licensees account for third of advisers

Mike Taylor 28 March 2025 5 Comments

The number of financial advice micro-licensees has been growing but they still only account for about a third of advisers.

Chess stalemate

Powerful advice platforms predicted

Mike Taylor 28 March 2025 No Comments

The development of ‘advice platforms’ has been predicted as a means of advice groups driving better deals from fund managers and platforms.

Senior leadership appointment

Infocus backs refreshed model with executive hires

Yasmine Raso 28 March 2025 No Comments

Off the back of its newly announced revised business model, Infocus has appointed two executives to support its refreshed service offering.

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Don’t include us in CSLR funding say super funds

Mike Taylor 27 March 2025 10 Comments

Superannuation funds say they are concerned about the impact of the CSLR levy on financial advisers but don’t want to contribute to the cost.

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Taxing unrealised capital gains the ALP’s election albatross

Mike Taylor 27 March 2025 2 Comments

The SMSF Association has pointed to the Govt’s failure to use the Budget to scotch policy around the taxation of unrealised capital gains.

Data sharing agreement

HeirWealth natively integrates Macquarie accounts into platform

Patrick Buncsi 27 March 2025 No Comments

HeirWealth has “natively integrated” Macquarie’s Wrap and Cash Management Accounts into its wealth registry platform.

Leadership boats

ASIC’s $90,000 Leadership Forum budget

Mike Taylor 26 March 2025 2 Comments

ASIC budgeted over $90,000 to cater to around 82 of its executives as its annual Leadership Forum, up from the $81,000 it spent last year.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Thinking Local, Winning Global – Unit Registry as a Strategic Advantage

Financial Newswire Contributor 20 February 2025

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 Unlock the potential of unit registry to streamline operations, strengthen investor relationships and transform data into a powerful tool for growth 

The future of equities

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 March 2025

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Find out what Loomis Sayles’ Aziz Hamzaogullari had to say about the future of equities in our Next Decade Investing white paper.

Protect their futures. Grow your business. 

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 March 2025

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By combining MLC Life Insurance’s 138-year history with the support of Nippon Life, Acenda will continue to offer competitive and innovative cover.

Outlook 2025: Plan for growth, Prepare for volatility

Financial Newswire Contributor 15 February 2025

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After two years of weak returns, 2024 has proven to be a rewarding year for Australian investors. What will 2025 bring?


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Partnership model

Infocus unveils refreshed adviser partner model

Patrick Buncsi | 26 March 2025Infocus has detailed its newly revised national adviser business model, with a comprehensive retooling of its service offering for advice partners.
New senior hires

My Dealer Services inks CFS deal to boost technical support

Yasmine Raso | 26 March 2025Over 400 advisers part of My Dealer Services' network are set to receive quality technical support after securing a partnership with CFS.

FAAA appoints industry veteran to senior policy & advocacy role

Patrick Buncsi | 26 March 2025The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has created a new senior role to support the peak body’s advocacy and policy activities.
Novigi buys out 360 Managed

EWM merges with smaller Foster Raffan iPlan

Mike Taylor | 25 March 2025Consolidation to achieve scale is continuing within the AZ-NGA group with Eureka Whittaker McNaught merging with Foster Raffan iPlan.
Wish list

Govt’s exposure draft fulfils industry funds’ advice wish list

Mike Taylor | 25 March 2025The release of the Government's exposure draft around advice in superannuation largely fulfills a long-standing industry funds wishlist.
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Pre-Budget poll sees heightened client interest in super, aged care

Yasmine Raso | 24 March 2025An adviser survey conducted in the lead-up to the 2025-26 Federal Budget announcement tomorrow night has unearthed several client concerns.
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Adviser churn between licensees continues

Mike Taylor | 21 March 2025Churn between licensees remains the dominant factor in changes to the Financial Adviser Register, according to WealthData.
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AMP North embeds ‘market first’ GenAI capability

Patrick Buncsi | 21 March 2025AMP has deployed a ‘first in market’ GenAI-powered feature within North that eliminates a major administrative bugbear for advisers