Industry Updates

Flying high: lessons about financial planning at 30,000 feet

Buy a plane ticket and fast-track your financial planner training. For real. It's enough to put Dixon off his "chicken".

Can I ask you a question that is of an ethical nature?

The area of ethics is always grey, so it can help to discuss a dilemma with an experienced practitioner. Rhett Das writes.

Negative interest rates in theory and practice

Investor response to negative rates has been unpredictable; but most worryingly, have the central banks run out of ideas? Tom Stevenson writes.

Supporting graduates to bridge the talent gap

Becoming a profession that young people aspire to join will depend in part on providing the mechanics of a training trajectory.

2016 Post Retirement Conference – Day 2 photo gallery

All the colour and movement from Day 2 of the Conexus Financial Post Retirement Conference, held in Sydney on March 10.

Accountant or tax agent, that is the question

If you want to remain an accountant who advises clients about having an SMSF, there is really only one future option. Max Newnham writes.

Just quietly, timing the market may be needed now

The predicted “fat and flat” market calls for investors to choose whether to stick to or abandon accepted strategies. Tom Stevenson writes.

Behind Infocus’ measured entry into the direct-to-consumer market

Three years and three US trips later, Infocus has signed up to enable consumers to invest directly but will still offer adviser back-up.

Target market for robo-advisers to grow with net usage

Most internet users are already doing their banking online so using robo-advice is just the next logical step. Paul Resnik writes.

Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards – full coverage

The winners of the 2016 Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards were announced in a ceremony at Palladium at Crown, Melbourne.

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