Tahn Sharpe, Author at Professional Planner

Regulation

ASIC to ‘keep an open mind’ on regtech

Commissioner Cathie Armour says ASIC’s greatest takeaway from a series of engagements with industry is that it needs to be open to suggestions around regulation technology.

Tahn SharpeAugust 5, 2019

Regulation

Associations cry foul as commissions ban confirmed for 2021

The looming ban on grandfathered commissions is coming without enough industry consultation or time to adjust, according to the major industry representatives.

Tahn SharpeAugust 2, 2019

Industry

Leigh Sales addresses adviser hardship

The respected journalist and author took themes from her study of people facing great adversity and applied them to the struggles of advisers caught in a maelstrom of disruption.

Tahn SharpeAugust 1, 2019

On Practice

Complexity and ongoing fees pushing consumers away: Sunsuper

The industry super fund’s head of advice challenged a room full of advisers about the way they charge their clients, fully aware that she might make a few squirm.

Tahn SharpeJuly 31, 2019

Professional Standards

Ethicist highlights where FASEA falls short

The education authority got most of the ethics-based mandates right, according to Peter Singer, but should have been more consistent on conflicted remuneration.

Tahn SharpeJuly 30, 2019

On Practice

Industry wrestles with adviser salary levels

The FPA’s assertion that the typical adviser takes home $125,000 has sparked debate around what advisers earn across the industry, and what forces are shaping the numbers.

Tahn SharpeJuly 29, 2019

Investment

Pinnacle touts zero management fee cash ETF

The investment management firm will market its new fund as being free of management costs, after its head of retail said Australians ‘should not pay for their cash to be managed’.

Tahn SharpeJuly 25, 2019

Profiles

In their own words: ‘There were tears’

Adele 'didn't look like a financial planner', which turned out to be just what Alisha needed to turn her side-hustle into a full-blown business.

Tahn SharpeJuly 25, 2019

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Tahn Sharpe

Regulation

ASIC to ‘keep an open mind’ on regtech

Regulation

Associations cry foul as commissions ban confirmed for 2021

Industry

Leigh Sales addresses adviser hardship

On Practice

Complexity and ongoing fees pushing consumers away: Sunsuper

Professional Standards

Ethicist highlights where FASEA falls short

On Practice

Industry wrestles with adviser salary levels

Investment

Pinnacle touts zero management fee cash ETF

Profiles

In their own words: ‘There were tears’

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