Industry Updates

FPA Roadshow: Looking ahead to FASEA, back to FoFA

The 2018 FPA National Roadshow will call on planners to help shape a position on incoming standards. It will also offer guidance on keeping up with existing requirements.

Don’t tell him you can’t be wealthy

Patrick Canion says financial security is easily gained in Australia and he wants to help hard-working everyday people get there.

Three ways to breathe new life into your approach

New places, and fresh perspectives will help you reinvigorate your marketing and take it in original directions.

Agitate for the future

Professional Planner aims to provide analysis and opinion from qualified experts to help you navigate these disrupted times.

Licensee Summit to honour industry leaders

The Professional Planner Licensee Summit in June will reveal the winners of the prestigious Licensee of the Year Awards and mark the way forward for the sector.

Sanders resigns: a job well done, so far

The departure of Deen Sanders from FASEA, while premature, comes at an opportune time for the authority and shouldn’t detract from the future of adviser reform.

This royal commission won’t be pretty

The industry and its biggest players are bracing for what’s expected to be a brutal week.

Professionalism lives ‘above the line’

The dominance of the financial product industry in the US offers a stark reminder of what the Australian advice industry needs to move away from in its pursuit of professionalism.

CGT doesn’t need to be complicated

Capital gains tax planning can become tricky for clients who have multiple properties, used for multiple purposes. A few key rules can simplify things.

The big edge in small caps

Managed funds have found a way to push back against the trend towards passive by swimming in the diminutive end of the ASX, where expertise and capacity for research can pay off.

No short cuts on path to own firm

From cutting his teeth at big banks and small firms to refusing insurance commissions, Joe Virgona has endured short-term consequences to thrive in the long run.

Holiday hours: What to do while targets are on break

Deciding whether to continue marketing when many clients and potential clients are switching off isn’t always straightforward.

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