New VBP report identifies attributes of high performing advice businesses

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Top advice firms display operational maturity, which is evidenced by ten essential characteristics, leading to EBIT margins of 35-40 per cent and employee and client satisfaction scores of 90+ per... Read more continue reading

Australia’s equity surge: Record profits highlight unprecedented property wealth

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Domain, a CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) leading online residential marketplace, has revealed Australian homeowners are in their strongest financial position to date, as national median resale profits reach new record highs. ... Read more continue reading

Entireti partners with Communify to deliver the advice platform for the intelligence era

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Licensing and business services group, Entireti is partnering with global financial technology company Communify, a leading provider of financial AI, digital and data solutions for the financial industry, to build... Read more continue reading

Women urged to harness wealth for happiness as they inherit $3.2 trillion

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Australian women are being encouraged to embrace philanthropy this UN International Day of Happiness (20 March), as they get set to inherit $3.2 trillion in the nation’s largest-ever intergenerational wealth... Read more continue reading

Australians open to AI, but still want people in charge of financial decisions

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Australians are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily lives but most remain reluctant to trust it with decisions about their money, according to new research from Colonial First... Read more continue reading

Australia’s gender equality progress hits two-year low as women act as ‘pressure valve’ for economic uncertainty

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While the Australian economy continues to show surprising resilience in the face of high interest rates, the latest Financy Women’s Index (FWX) reveals that women are paying a disproportionate price... Read more continue reading

It is okay to be profitable

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The first rule of business is “be profitable”, and that is a concept which appears to cause industry stakeholders some issues when it comes to judging financial advisory firms. That... Read more continue reading

CPD: Practical compliance lessons from the FSCP 2025 decisions

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Giving complex advice laws practical meaning Coming in somewhere north of 800,000 words[1] (no one is really sure!), the Corporations Act – the overarching legal regime for financial advice –... Read more continue reading

CPD: Ethical financial advice for vulnerable clients – part two

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This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines how advisers work with vulnerable clients, particularly those affected by ageing and cognitive decline. Part two focuses specifically on the rising incidence of... Read more continue reading

Financial advice gap prices out older Australians retiring with mortgages and limited super

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Australia’s shrinking financial adviser workforce is creating increasing financial insecurity for Australians entering retirement with mortgage debt, limited superannuation and rising cost‑of‑living pressures. Adviser numbers have fallen from almost 30,000... Read more continue reading