Bill Shorten details royal commission vision
If Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten wins the next election, the financial services sector must prepare for some major scrutiny, beginning with a royal commission.
August 09, 2017
Segmentation key to business success, forum hears
The financial advice firms that will prosper in the next 10 years will be those with a well-defined idea of what specific subset of clients they wish to service.
August 09, 2017
A closer look at managed accounts
Managed accounts offer many benefits. In the first of a two-part series, Innova’s Dan Miles shows why and compares in-sourced versus outsourced investment management.
August 09, 2017
How to help your staff manage mentally
Most financial planning practices will have staff with unidentified mental health issues, but two in five are not confident they could manage a mental health incident.
August 09, 2017
The single biggest value add in your business
Lifelong cashflow modelling was the single biggest value add in David Haintz's business. Here's why.
August 08, 2017
What to tell your clients about the total super balance
The new super rules mean it's more important than ever for advisers encourage their clients to establish all of their superannuation interests and consolidate them.
August 08, 2017
Helping clients find balance
For David Sharpe, there's no magic retirement figure. Helping his ageing clients find the sweet spot between money and life experience is key to his philosophy.
August 07, 2017
The mistake planners make with marketing
There’s a misconception among some business owners that a series of advertisements, Facebook posts or videos represents a marketing strategy.
August 04, 2017
Reflection: A world where advisers put clients first
There’s good evidence most people can’t tell good advice from bad which is why new laws are spelling out just what an adviser’s priorities should be.
August 04, 2017
Mispricing signals and Wall Street bubbles
A measure of exuberance in the S&P 500 can act as a warning that a correction is imminent. Right now however, there seems no cause for alarm.
August 04, 2017
Getting education standards right
Some of the industry’s most esteemed academics recently spent a day debating the details of incoming education requirements for financial planners.
August 03, 2017
New year opportunities for super contributions
In the first of a three-part series, Richard Edwards considers new super contribution opportunities for clients and the factors they’ll need to consider now that June 30 has passed
August 03, 2017
