BT spotlights advisers’ top concerns; Adviser’s non-compliant SOA problems broken down by ASIC

Over three-quarters of financial advisers say they struggle with staff recruitment, according to BT, as it rounds up the top 10 challenges which plague the industry.

Details have been shared regarding the failures in an adviser’s non-compliant statements of advice which led to a three-year ban as well as how improvements in his behaviour saw it reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

While ASIC’s estimated FY24 levy only saw a slight $60 rise per adviser compared to the previous year, FAAA’s Sarah Abood believes it is still too high for a shrinking industry.

Investment Trends has uncovered the annual average technology spend of financial advice firms and how advisers are adopting artificial intelligence in their everyday processes.

National advice group Bombora Advice has appointed David Mounsey in the newly created role of business growth and development manager to drive future growth, particularly in the risk space.

Strong inflows from international equity ETFs have helped accelerate Australian ETF assets under management to above $200 billion, Vanguard data shows.

The symbiotic relationship between financial advisers and ETFs has “never been clearer” as a rising number of advisers look to use them with clients rather than finding themselves usurped by them, writes Damon Riscalla.