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CPD: Global SMID – an engine for growthMost Australian investors love their shares. This year’s Australian Investor Study[1] showed 8.3 million Australian investors hold on-exchange investments, a figure that represents an increase of 2.5 million since 2020. [...]
CPD: AI financing – bubble, breakthrough or the next fixed income supercycle?Key takeaways AI represents a major investment cycle with distinctive financial foundations. Unlike earlier infrastructure booms, much of the AI build-out is supported by substantial hyperscaler operating cash flows rather [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
