Earn CPD Points
CPD: Dynamic spending – an adviser introduction to retirement spending strategiesRetirement planning tends to concentrate on the income side of the ledger: how much a client needs, where it will come from, and how sustainable it is. A resilient income [...]
CPD: ASIC on outsourcing – practical lessons for every adviser and licenseeOutsourcing is an integral part of advice delivery Outsourcing has unquestionably reshaped the financial advice landscape in Australia. The advice value chain is long and complex, with many components that [...]
CPD: The human advantage – making your expertise visible in an AI world – Value of Advice (Part 2)Could AI create better clients? Far from being an existential threat to advice, it’s just possible that artificial intelligence (AI) could be the best thing that ever happened to it. [...]
Ethics CPD
CPD: Ethics and recommending listed investmentsThe ASX Australian Investor Study 2026[1] shows that direct shares and other listed securities remain the most widely held asset class among Australian investors. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, [...]
CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part two)This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines standards seven to twelve of the Code of Ethics. Standards one to six were examined in a previous article you can read here. [...]
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, [...]