Advisers and accountants can work together

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Since the announcement in June this year by the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, of the removal of the Accountant’s Exemption, there has been much discussion about... Read more continue reading

Building a real business in the professional advice market

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I concluded my second article in this series (Goals Based Planning – more than just a label – Adviser voice 9th July) by alluding to the staggering commercial gains I... Read more continue reading

Budgeting in the real world

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In his most recent CPD paper Running your business part 1, AdviserVoice Director, Ray Griffin, discussed the vitally important need for financial advice business owners to develop an instinctive understanding... Read more continue reading

Google+ for Financial Advisers

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Have you heard of Google+?  You’d be forgiven for not having heard of this latest social network, but it could be a great tool for your financial planning business. There... Read more continue reading

Goals based planning – more than just a label

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I concluded my earlier article (What’s in a name – Adviser voice 26th June) by flagging goals based planning (GBP) as an alternative financial planning process to the dominant yet... Read more continue reading

What’s in a name?

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Let me start by thanking AdviserVoice for giving me a forum to express some long held beliefs and views about the financial planning industry, its practises and institutions. AdviserVoice should... Read more continue reading

Running your business part 1

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Managing other people’s money is what you do, but how do you stack up in terms of managing your own money? In this article, the next in Ray Griffin’s CPD... Read more continue reading

Astute makes financial planning sexy

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Client engagement and consistent processes are the key to a successful and thriving financial planning business in the post FoFA world says Astute Wealth Advice director, Hans Egger.  Speaking at... Read more continue reading

FoFA readiness – how are large licensees approaching it?

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FoFA – the mere utterance of the acronym seems enough to send shivers down the spine of anyone providing financial advice in Australia. At least that’s what you might conclude... Read more continue reading

Why businesses fail

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Data from Westpac indicates that 53% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) fail within the first 3 years. Research suggests that 66% of business collapse is due to financial difficulties... Read more continue reading