Robert MC Brown, Author at Professional Planner

Ethics advocacy a shortcut to less red tape

Once the ethics overlay is accepted and absorbed by the industry, much of the unnecessary compliance weighing advisers down can be lifted according to Robert MC Brown.

Robert MC BrownJune 14, 2020

Time to think big about our advice future

Instead of slipping into a reactionary mindset, advisers should use this crisis to reset the kind of industry they want to be part of. Robert MC Brown uses his experience with the Australian Defence Force to put forward an approach that could benefit the greater good.

Robert MC BrownApril 14, 2020

Opinion

Preserve the Code: The case for avoiding all conflicts

Any plans to lobby government and FASEA to amend its plain words or to dilute its principles or interpretation should be dropped; it is simply not in the interests of the new profession, Robert MC Brown reckons.

Robert MC BrownDecember 11, 2019

Opinion

Cracking the code: Life under Standard 3

FASEA's Code of Ethics will force a fundamental review of the motives and business models of industry participants, Robert MC Brown writes.

Robert MC BrownOctober 23, 2019

Opinion

The advice industry’s leadership deficit

Many factors have added to the set of circumstances the advice industry finds itself in – whipped by a royal commission and on the cusp of a fresh round of rules, regulations and reviews. Among these factors, a poor leadership stands out as its biggest misstep.

Robert MC BrownAugust 21, 2019

Remuneration

FASEA’s Code of Ethics should kill percentage-based fees

The financial services industry is starting to work out exactly what the FASEA mandatory Code of Ethics means and many won't like it, including those who think they're addressing their conflicts by charging asset-based fees.

Robert MC BrownJune 24, 2019

Education

Time to stop the financial literacy lip-service

Financial literacy has in many cases become a hollow promise which has been perpetuated by marketing departments of institutions and it’s time for education providers to lift their game.

Robert MC BrownMarch 25, 2019

Opinion

Accountants’ carve-out request reveals profession’s wounds

It’s eminently reasonable to require qualified professional accountants who offer financial planning services to undertake additional training in ethics and other relevant studies. Submissions to the contrary highlight just how much the profession is missing the point.

Robert MC BrownJanuary 24, 2019

Robert MC Brown

Opinion

Ethics advocacy a shortcut to less red tape

Opinion

Time to think big about our advice future

Opinion

Preserve the Code: The case for avoiding all conflicts

Opinion

Cracking the code: Life under Standard 3

Opinion

The advice industry’s leadership deficit

Remuneration

FASEA’s Code of Ethics should kill percentage-based fees

Education

Time to stop the financial literacy lip-service

Opinion

Accountants’ carve-out request reveals profession’s wounds

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