Advice profession slips below 15.6k adviser mark
With a weekly loss of 14 advisers led by declines at Count Financial, the financial advice industry has fallen below the 15,600 line.
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With a weekly loss of 14 advisers led by declines at Count Financial, the financial advice industry has fallen below the 15,600 line.
Wealth Data has revealed which financial advice licensee has lost the greatest number of advisers this financial year-to-date, with the firm declining by 59 advisers over the period.
Commonwealth Bank reported a net profit of A$4.8 billion for the six months to December 2023 – a fall of 8 per cent compared with the previous corresponding period.
The financial advisory business has made its first acquisition of the year, with one of its Victorian subsidiary firms purchasing an accounting practice.
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