A gain this week of +4 financial advisers, driven by an increase in Provisional Advisers. We also saw a small number of advisers coming back onto the ASIC FAR after passing the Financial Adviser Exam.

A loss of (-15) advisers this week as adviser numbers reduced to 17,193. 4 new licensees and 4 closed. This week we analyse the ‘Contestable Market’ for Investments. Highlights how difficult it is to reach all advisers.

A drop of (41) advisers this week, dominated by Craigs Investments Partners. We also explain the difference between having 600+ Advisers and 560 Financial Advisers.

Slight drop in the number of advisers. New ‘self licensed’ models continue to grow, another 4 added this week for the financial planning peer group.

Number of advisers down by (31) this week. Losses spread across a wide range of licensees including 5 that closed.

Advisers numbers down this week led by Craigs Investment Partners and Insignia. Despite the losses, the Financial Planning peer group is showing gains YTD and improved on last week.

Another positive week with net growth coming in at plus 3. Despite the flat number, it was a busy week with lot of adviser movement across licensees.

A positive week with a net growth of 13 advisers. Good to see continuing growth of Provisional Advisers and some licensees creating opportunities for former salaried advisers.

Big loss of advisers this week as reporting catches up after the holidays. A net loss of over 300 advisers. However, there is some good news in the numbers with new advisers beginning to climb.