Education
Ethics code tightens screws on SoAs
Unnecessarily long or complex SoAs are highlighted in the second iteration of the Code of Ethics, which could increase the compliance burden and ultimately invite class actions.
Tahn SharpeOctober 21, 2019
Education
FASEA recasts conflicts rules with new guidance
A focus on integration, dispensation for ‘ancillary products’ and a reference to the ‘duly remunerated employee’ mark standard three in the second iteration of FASEA’s controversial ethics code.
Tahn SharpeOctober 18, 2019
Regulation
ASIC’s Shipton flags 2020 advice gap project
The ASIC Chair was commenting on the ‘seismic shifts’ in advice when he mentioned an upcoming study into the widening gap between supply and demand for financial advice.
Tahn SharpeOctober 17, 2019
On Practice
Get clear on the problem you’re trying to solve
Advisers who want to differentiate themselves in the eyes of clients and grow their practices need to get clear about the problem they're trying to solve because the easy pickings have now gone, David Haintz writes.
David HaintzOctober 16, 2019
Industry
Prepare for ASIC to focus on small end of town
ASIC has spent a lot of its time since the Hayne royal commission trawling over client files and assessing advice processes at the big end of town, but that doesn’t mean its gaze won’t shift to medium and smaller licensees.
Conrad TraversOctober 15, 2019
Industry
The secret world of advice peer groups
A spectrum of support bodies including The Alpha Group, BFP and XY Adviser are gaining prominence, and importance, as planners clamour for business efficiencies and a sense of kinship.
Tahn SharpeOctober 10, 2019
Industry
Death of the industry fund?
Former Mine Super CIO David Bell says industry funds have a unique opportunity to showcase the value of industry-specific engagement and product features. But beyond insurance arrangements, how much tailored product design exists?
David BellOctober 10, 2019
Investment
Aussie investors now expect 10.9 pc
The retreat of advisers from the market is a real concern given that local investors expect over ten per cent returns in a challenging market, according to asset manager Schroders.
Tahn SharpeOctober 4, 2019
Investment
Aussie economy to ‘bumble along’: Blackrock
The director of Blackrock’s fixed income division isn't concerned about a recession in Australia, but says there are other things to be conscious of including unemployment and trade.
Tahn SharpeSeptember 19, 2019
Investment
UniSuper, Sunsuper see higher equity markets
Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds expect markets to climb a wall of worry, extending a 'record-breaking' bull market.
Sarah JonesSeptember 18, 2019
Education
Big December: FASEA prepares for largest exam turnout
Advisers ranging in age and experience will sit FASEA's adviser exam in December, including Park Street Group's co-founder James Dakin, who will not take the experience lightly despite his existing qualifications.
Matthew SmithOctober 9, 2019
Education
Advisers expect $140k, but salary not important
New research is being conducted into why people choose financial advice as a career, with the results contributing towards efforts to recruit the next generation of planners.
Tahn SharpeOctober 2, 2019
Education
Advice needs ‘500 to 600’ grads per year
Steering the next generation of university alumni towards financial planning will involve more than the traditional jobsite ‘volume play’, says Alisdair Barr, founder of HR tech platform Striver.
Tahn SharpeSeptember 23, 2019
December 4, 2019
Researcher Forum
SUITABLE FOR: Heads of dealer group and licensee research businesses, senior executives of independent research firms, and senior professionals involved in researching investment products for inclusion in model portfolios and implemented consulting.
The forum focuses on issues related to the generation and delivery of research and research-related materials to clients.
March 31, 2020
Retirement Conference
SUITABLE FOR: Chief executives, chief investment officers and heads of product and personnel working in member services and advice of Superannuation funds
June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
Licensee Summit
SUITABLE FOR: Licensee and dealer group heads.
The annual Licensee Summit is recognised as the key event for the leaders of financial planning dealer groups and licensees to meet and engage with peers and colleagues to discuss the issues that underpin great businesses and the delivery of great advice.
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