Two financial advice professionals examine the cost-effectiveness of running your own AFSL, and whether the upfront and ongoing expenses are worth the benefits it provides.

New research has uncovered that wealth investment teams are seeing greater female representation than wealth advice teams, as well as what can be done to achieve gender parity.

With advice firms reporting challenges around staff retention and hiring, half of employees say they are willing to change careers in the next 12 months and pay isn’t always their primary driver.

An artificial intelligence service designed to optimise the financial planning documentation process has been launched by a former financial adviser.

Advice licensee Sequoia Financial Group has announced a new chairman as the firm reshuffles following a shareholder dispute.

GQG Partners has reported a small rise in funds under management in July, ahead of its full-year results later this month.

Macro forces are increasingly putting China on a different trajectory from its fellow emerging market economies, meaning advisers need to think differently when it comes to their EM exposure, writes Tamara Stats.