Industry Updates

The advice clients will pay for in the future

The future success of your business and its value will be dependent on how successful you are in shifting with the times.

Why (most) market alarm bells still aren’t ringing

In light of general market strength, Tom Stevenson revisits an old list of market peak signals and notes surprisingly few of them are flashing red at the moment.

The client, revisited: A retiree’s changing expectations

A client who had received costly bad advice was taken under the wing of a Melbourne-based financial planner. Several years on, they both describe their journeys.

Fake news hits the economic world as well

Phoney information – or at least misleading headlines – may be putting a damper on investor confidence. Ron Bewley takes a look.

Make your content ‘impossible to ignore’

Anthony O’Brien digs into the traits that made an article on social media for the deceased one of the best examples of content marketing he’s seen in long time.

The power of a good example

Amanda Pond realised the kind of financial planner she wanted to be while watching her boss. Now as the head of her own practice, she models good habits for her clients.

Reflection: Lapsed tax board registration can be costly

The Tax Practitioners Board says 27 per cent of advisers registered to give tax advice failed to renew that credential. They could face hefty fines.

Compliance can blind you to clients’ needs

Clients miss out when advisers elevate the pursuit of compliance and process above giving the appropriate and considered advice that is likely to deliver the best outcomes.

For the practices of tomorrow, efficiency will rule

Compliance and changing expectations mean advisers will have to re-think the way they deliver value. Technology is a key part of the puzzle, but only if applied correctly.

‘Likes’ after death: handling the deceased’s social media

Social media use continues to grow, making the fate of accounts a major issue. Family members and executors will encounter different rules on different platforms.

Built on young clients and lifetimes of value

Kristin Jacobsen learned the importance of early planning for retirement by working with those who left it too late. He founded a practice for people he could serve for decades.

Time for longevity risk-pooling: Mercer

Mercer officials have told a gathering of institutional investors and advisers they must incorporate longevity risk-pooling into portfolios.

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