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

‘Next Generation’ of financial advice shows industry the way ahead

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Leading wealth advisory firm Centric Wealth today announced an integrated new portfolio management approach that represents a step change in the delivery of professional financial advice in Australia. Years in... Read more continue reading

Not To Do In 2011

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Notwithstanding the rollercoaster ride which has been financial services for the past few years (forever it seems at times!), there’s no doubt in our mind that another challenging year awaits... Read more continue reading members only

Good health essential for comfortable retirement

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Financial planners should encourage clients to undertake preventative health programs as part of their holistic approach to advice, suggests medical expert Dr John Cummins of Executive Medicine. Sydney based Executive... Read more continue reading

New research comparing capital requirements of banks and insurers in Australia

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New research into regulatory standards for banks and insurers has found that improved transparency would bring benefits and that some differences exist in the treatment of products that are economically... Read more continue reading

ESG Research Australia unveils 2011 best practice equity research awards as 50th member signs up

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ESG Research Australia (ESG RA) today opened nominations for its second annual research awards, to be held in March 2011. The awards reward excellence in research by Australia’s broking community... Read more continue reading

So what really is ‘Best Practice’?

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While the Australian financial services sector is huge in monetary terms, it is substantially influenced by a relatively small number of larger players (product manufacturers, platform providers and dealers alike),... Read more continue reading

New professionalism standards lift the bar on best practice in financial advice

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Centric Wealth has taken the lead in the financial advice industry by releasing its own formalised standards for best practice financial advice. The Centric Wealth Professionalism in Financial Advice Standards... Read more continue reading