Industry Insights
Australian financial advice industry statistics. Data sourced from ASIC registers, updated monthly. Figures cover AFS Licensees with at least one financial adviser listed on the ASIC Financial Advisers Register.Latest snapshot: August 2026
Active AFS Licensees
1,868
-0.6% vs 12 months ago
Largest 50 Licensees
53%
7,866 advisers
MDA Providers
302
Authorised for managed discretionary accounts
New Licences This Year
53
Granted 2026 · authorising ≥1 adviser
Financial Advisers
14,672
-1.9% vs 12 months ago
Financial Advisers
Advisers on the ASIC register
Advice Licensees
AFSLs authorising at least one financial adviser
Provisional Financial Advisers
Provisional Financial Adviser (the professional-year cohort)
Largest Advice Groups
AFS Licensees rolled up to their owner (current advisers, distinct headcount). Hover a bar to see the member brands.
Group ownership classified by LicenseeFinder from ASIC control data; updated as corporate deals complete.
Licensees by Number of Advisers
How many AFS Licensees fall into each band, by financial advisers authorised under the licence
Experience Profile of Current Advisers
Year each currently-registered adviser first provided financial advice — the ageing-adviser / thin-pipeline picture.
Advisers by State
Current financial advisers, home state of record.
Authorisation Coverage
Number of current advisers authorised for each product class.
Largest Licensees by Adviser Headcount
Individual AFS licences (not grouped by owner) — top 15 by current advisers.
Professional Memberships
Bodies most cited by current advisers on the register.
New AFS Licences Granted
AFSLs authorising at least one financial adviser, by year the licence was granted
Source: ASIC AFS Licensee Register & Financial Adviser Register. Updated automatically regularly.