Financial advisory group AZ NGA has announced a strategic partnership with a $294 billion global investment manager to support its acquisition plans.

More than half of the past 13 weeks of Q3 enjoyed a rise in financial adviser numbers, according to Wealth Data figures, an improvement on the same time a year ago.

Three months after its separation from Insignia Financial, Rhombus Advisory CEO Darren Whereat has shared how the firm is supporting the growth aspirations of its advice network.

When it comes to acquiring an advice practice, one of the most difficult challenges can be former owners who refuse to take a step back, preventing a clean handover for the new buyers.

The AFSL of a Victorian firm authorised to provide financial product advice has been cancelled as the business is being wound up, and the firm is the subject of an ASIC investigation.