AMP’s biggest challenge yet: silos to clients first
Despite his unwavering belief in the once mighty brand, AMP head of Wealth Alex Wade admits the corporate giant has a lot of work to do in veering from product led advice to a model built on client centricity.
September 05, 2019
ASIC asks providers for commissions ban data
The corporate regulator will survey providers that pay grandfathered commissions as part of its quantitative review of the industry’s transition away from conflicted remuneration.
September 05, 2019
Advice in the 2020s about empathy, not information
Values needs to move from the periphery to the focal point, because when it comes to information provision the machines have got advisers beat according to Tassos Stassopoulos.
September 04, 2019
Guided by evidence: Risk advice’s single Canberra message
Senator the Hon. Jane Hume joined Australian Labor Party ministers and representatives of the regulator to listen to front line advisers talk about the everyday work they do with clients in advance of the insurance segment’s landmark review which will kick off in 2021.
September 03, 2019
Future Fund’s Neal: ‘environment remains challenging’
Despite volatile conditions, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has delivered a strong annual return of 11.5 per cent as its assets climbed to $162.5 billion at the end of the financial year.
August 29, 2019
ASIC’s Shipton ‘clear eyed’ on using the courts
ASIC's chair had a laundry list of priorities to share with an FSC delegation in Sydney this week; high on his agenda was a justification of the regulator's use of the courts.
August 29, 2019
Blueprint: A new model for advice
Advice is less about increasing a client's wealth and more about helping individuals or families achieving what really matters to them. Simon Hoyle outlines a new blueprint for what the future advice client and business model might look like.
August 29, 2019
Side by side: Trust is earned over time
Ninety-year old Peter MacGill is one of the “nice guys of the world” according to his adviser, David Dall. He’s a listener, a gentleman, really polite, always appreciates the time and the advice, but he won’t action every recommendation.
August 29, 2019
Adviser time-frame concerns being considered: Hume
Senator Jane Hume signaled policy actions could be considered to address the tight transitional timelines for advisers required to meet new professional standards.
August 28, 2019
