I love failure: Why business practitioners shouldn’t be afraid of taking risks
While the concept of accepting failure may be difficult to grasp for a profession with a strong compliance focus, Adele Martin writes failure is part of business growth and a necessary part of taking risks.
November 07, 2022
FPA/AFA merger vote to be conducted next February
Voting on the merger between the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers has been confirmed for February 2023.
November 07, 2022
Westpac results offer no update on Panorama sale
The much-anticipated next destination for BT Panorama will continue to remain a mystery with Westpac’s full year results offering no update on the sale of the platform business.
November 07, 2022
Members of the life insurance industry back a new peak body
Members of the Australian life insurance industry have backed the new peak body, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI).
November 07, 2022
ISPT, HESTA & UniSuper co-invest into $600m UNSW Health Translation Hub
Property fund manager ISPT, super funds HESTA and UniSuper, and infrastructure investor and developer Plenary have partnered with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop a $600 million Health Translation Hub (HTH) at Randwick’s health innovation precinct.
November 07, 2022
Apostle Funds Management appoints new partner
Apostle Funds Management (AFM) has appointed Luke Donovan as partner, global carbon markets.
November 07, 2022
The industry can’t have its cake and eat it too
The Quality of Advice review offers a wonderful opportunity to achieve a win for financial advisers and consumers alike, writes Robert MC Brown, but its proposals must not be implemented until the industry unambiguously embraces the highest ethical and professional standards.
November 04, 2022
New adviser registration requirement delayed
The government has postponed for six months a requirement for financial advisers to register with ASIC. The new registration requirement is separate to the existing requirement for an AFS licensee to appoint a financial adviser that they authorise to ASIC’s Financial Adviser Register.
November 04, 2022
‘Risky, speculative and poorly understood’: ASIC remains sceptical of crypto
ASIC remains unconvinced of the role cryptocurrency will play in financial services, believing it lacks intrinsic value and is too open to scams.
November 04, 2022
APRA places further licence conditions on Insignia super trustees
APRA has imposed additional licence conditions on several Insignia Financial superannuation trustees.
November 04, 2022
Padua Solutions appoints new head of sales
Padua Solutions has appointed Steve Toth to the newly created position of head of sales and account management.
November 04, 2022
Rehabilitation that focuses on people ‘getting back to life’
Misfortune can strike at any time which is why advised life insurance has become essential for so many Australians. The right protection can make a substantial difference in quality of life and rehabilitation from tragic circumstances.
November 03, 2022
