Customer data deficit the Achilles’ heel for life insurers
27 March 2025 by Patrick Buncsi, FST Media
Despite their enormous information advantage, bigtech firms – including AWS, Meta and Google – have yet to make their long-anticipated move into the lucrative insurance space.
‘Little pieces of gold’ for advisers in federal budget
26 March 2025 by Jasmine Siljic, Money Management
While the measures in this year’s federal budget may seem minimal, MLC has broken down the client opportunities for financial advisers to maximise.
Adviser Ratings leads launch of SMA Reporting Standard framework
03 March 2025 by Shy-ann Arkinstall, ifa
Key advice industry stakeholders have formed a committee to standardise fee reporting for SMAs following an explosion of growth in the asset class over recent years.
FAR records in doubt for 12k advisers as qualification deadline looms
13 February 2025 by Keith Ford, ifa
Advisers need to urgently check their Financial Advisers Register status and ensure their records are updated ahead of the 1 January 2026 qualifications deadline, according to Adviser Ratings.
Over 4,000 advisers cutting it close for education deadline
12 February 2025 by Jasmine Silijic, Money Management
Time is “rapidly running out” for a critical group of 4,100 advisers if they wish to meet the deadline for their education requirements, according to Adviser Ratings.
Client fee increases slowing after 7-year climb
24 January 2025 by Shy-ann Arkinstall, ifa
Advisers are hitting the brakes on advice fees after years of steep increases that saw the median cost of advice almost double in less than a decade.
Harnessing DBFO for client-centric fee models
22 January 2025 by Jasmine Silijic, Money Management
Adviser Ratings has explored how advice businesses can adopt more transparent and client-centric fee models in 2025.
Product provider relationships as critical as client communication
16 January 2025 by Shy-ann Arkinstall
As financial advisers return to business following the holidays and prepare for the year ahead, Adviser Ratings has said there are a number of “deadly sins” advisers should be mindful of, lest they fall afoul.
What common business pitfalls should advisers dodge in 2025?
15 January 2025 by Jasmine Siljic
There are seven key mistakes that financial advice businesses need to steer clear of in 2025, according to Adviser Ratings.