Earn CPD Points
CPD: The case for shareholder yield in client portfoliosFor years, income-focused investors have leaned on a familiar approach: find companies with high dividend yields and hold them. It is a reasonable starting point, but it is an incomplete [...]
CPD: The case for Australian mid-caps – why quality is on saleShare prices move every day. The underlying value of the businesses behind those prices does not move nearly as often, or as much. That distinction matters more than usual right [...]
CPD: Investment bonds revisited – understanding the fundamentals in a changing tax landscapeFor many years, investment bonds have occupied a relatively small corner of the Australian investment landscape. While familiar to some advisers, others may have had limited reason to consider them [...]
Ethics CPD
CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part one)The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics (Code) has sat at the centre of adviser conduct in Australia since it became mandatory on 1 January 2020. This article, proudly [...]
CPD: Trust – the unseen foundation of ethical financial adviceTrust sits at the heart of every successful financial advice relationship. In this article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, the importance of the trust relationship and its link to ethical practice [...]
Regulatory Compliance CPD
CPD: Think your clients aren’t complaining? ASIC might disagreeComplaints are so big right now 2026 has been a big year for financial services complaints, and not just numerically. Certainly, the volume of complaints is noteworthy. AFCA data[1] released [...]
CPD: ASIC’s 2026 review of qualification compliance – practical implicationsImagine you were qualified but nobody told ASIC Imagine you had met the exacting educational standards to practice as a financial adviser, but someone didn’t tell ASIC, or at least, [...]
