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The hidden engine behind advisory growth
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Portfolio construction is shifting from back-office task to growth lever. Atchison shows advisers how structured models scale businesses, deepen trust, drive compliance, and lift long-term enterprise.
Spain’s Leverage Trading Market Faces Structural Shifts: Fewer Traders, Faster Evolution
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Investment Trends has released its 2025 Spain Leverage Trading Report, capturing the sentiments and behaviours of Spanish CFD/FX traders in a market undergoing sustained contraction and evolution
Forex and CFD Trading Population in Poland Surges 40% as Losses Mount to Record 1.3B Zlotys
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Poland’s FX/CFD trader base hit 117K in 2024 (+40%), while losses climbed 18% to 1.29B PLN. KNF data shows rapid growth, modest profit gains, and shrinking average returns per successful trader.
IAM to bring managed account with syndicated loan access to market
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The ASX-listed manager's new managed account provides access to the institutional corporate syndicated loan market, offering an "attractive alternative" to traditional private credit funds.
Netwealth bullish on FY26 amid $3.5bn quarterly flows
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Netwealth reported $3.5B net flows in March quarter, with FUA rising to $104.1B despite $1B market drag. Growth came from adviser transitions, new client wins, and managed account adoption.
Transitioning financial intermediaries have helped Netwealth report net flows
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Netwealth’s FUA reached $104.1B in March, with $3.5B net flows despite a $1B market drag. It forecasts record FY flows, supported by adviser transitions, new client wins, and managed account adoption.
Germany’s Leveraged FX and CFD Trading Market Still 25% Below COVID High Despite Growth
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Germany’s CFD/FX market rose 3% to 63K traders in 2025, its first growth in three years, though still 25% below the 2021 peak of 84K active participants.
Adviser flows concentrate as platforms face a new loyalty test
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2025 Adviser Technology Needs Report, delivers a comprehensive view of how Australian financial advisers engage with investment platforms and planning software.
Returning investors drive market growth as caution replaces confidence
The 2025 First Half Australia Online Investing Report just released, the industry’s comprehensive benchmark of online investor attitudes, behaviours, and platform performance across shares and ETFs.
Quantum Cards: Banks Transition to Quantum Payment Authentication
A study claims quantum bank cards will end fraud and become standard by 2030.
Single platform strategies but no exits
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Twenty-five years ago Cerulli Associates predicted Australia’s platform sector would consolidate to five players, yet the market remains crowded with no sign major competitors plan to exit soon.
16% of 1.8 Million German Traders Just Ditched Their Brokers—Here’s Why
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Germany’s online investing market rose 3% to 1.79M traders in 2025, driven by new and returning investors. Broker switching hit a record 16% as clients demanded more value, simplicity, and innovation.
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