Virtue celebrates 21st anniversary…& calls for pragmatic approach to FoFA

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Dr Tony Virtue from Virtue and Partners is celebrating 21 years in the financial planning industry. Dr Virtue built the business – which was once a member firm of Associated... Read more continue reading

Your clients can get a MoneyStart start to 2012

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ASIC’s MoneySmart website has a new budget planner to help people start 2012 with a fresh financial outlook. MoneySmart’s Delia Rickard said: ‘Getting out of debt and getting sorted financially... Read more continue reading

Are you playing Russian Roulette with your financial advice business?

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If you live in a so-called ‘advanced’ western economy, one word you’re going to hear a lot more of over the next decade or so is tax.  And you can... Read more continue reading

What do your clients think of you?

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Few advisers would disagree that providing top class client service is a critical part of running a successful practice, but it is dangerous for planners to assume that they know... Read more continue reading

Benchmarking financial planning practices

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The advent of benchmarking and the “Balanced Scorecard” have provided many Australian advisory businesses with some fabulous information over the last few years. However, the warning by Mark Twain that... Read more continue reading

Planners urged to embrace cloud technology

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An increasing number of financial advisers are exploring cloud technology as a way to open up new business opportunities, according to online portfolio management service Sharesight. Andrew Bird, Executive Director... Read more continue reading

Tips from the Top:Business advice through Zurich YouTube channel

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Adviser of Year Finalists help launch Zurich YouTube channel Launch marks opening of nominations for 2011 Adviser of Year award Channel launched with ‘Tips from Top’ series with adviser tips... Read more continue reading

Top quality outsourcing solutions needed for advisers

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To achieve economies of scale dealer groups are rapidly expanding via acquisition ASIC is targeting aggregator licensees to ensure they maintain advice quality Strategy Steps is meeting growing demand for... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Capital Ltd: Australia sets the standard in ETF regulation

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BetaShares Capital Ltd (BetaShares), one of Australia’s leading exchange traded fund (ETF) providers, says Australia is leading the way with best practice standards for regulating ETFs that are designed to ensure Australia... Read more continue reading

Operational Compliance – Can We Tick All the Pre-FoFA Boxes?

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While we don’t intend to debate the merits (or otherwise) of each component of the Future Of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in this article, like everyone who is truly committed... Read more continue reading