Earn CPD Points
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: Permission to spend – why having enough isn’t enough in retirementThe retirement spending puzzle In 2014, US researcher David Blanchett coined the term ‘retirement spending smile’[1], a concept that has since become embedded in mainstream retirement incomes thinking around the [...]
CPD: Why private market assets belong in client portfoliosAustralia’s superannuation funds have quietly reshaped their portfolios over the past decade, and the numbers tell the private markets story better than any commentary can. Hostplus allocates 38% of its [...]
Ethics CPD
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 [...]
CPD: Ethics and client best interestsIn financial advice, acting in a client’s best interest isn’t just a regulatory rule, it’s the foundation of a trusting, successful partnership. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines the [...]
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, [...]
