A suburb in Victoria has been crowned as the top suburb by opportunity for financial advisers, according to data from Adviser Ratings.

With 101 net new advisers and a 17 per cent rise in adjusted segment revenue to $18.1 million, Count Limited has reported a strong performance from its wealth segment in the last financial year.

Financial advisers are being urged to expand their skills with specialist SMSF training as the volume of assets held in SMSFs reaches $876 billion.

With prominent contributions by Woodside and Westpac in a seasonally quiet quarter, Australian dividends reached $13.1 billion in Q2 2023, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.

Following a successful pilot phase, the firm has partnered with three businesses to create an integrated paraplanning solution for advisers.

Given the growing number of young, tech-savvy Australians with their own unique financial goals, firms are launching new solutions to capture this next generation of investors.