Close the advice intent/action gap by understanding the stages of behavioural change

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Mind the (implementation) gap In a financial advice context, the gap between client intentions and action is nothing new. In a macro sense, we see this gap play out before... Read more continue reading

Lonsec announces staff can work from anywhere in the world

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Research House Lonsec has announced significant changes to its working policies, in response to the insights gained during the COVID shutdown and feedback from its staff. The necessity of working... Read more continue reading

Stewart Investors take out top sustainability gong at the 2022 Morningstar Australia Awards

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Stewart Investors Sustainable Funds Group has won the inaugural Fund Manager of the Year – Sustainable Investing category at the 2022 Morningstar Australia Awards. Stewart Investors is the first fund... Read more continue reading

Bentham Global Income Fund awarded Morningstar Australia Fund Manager of the Year – Fixed Interest, 2022

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Morningstar Australasia Pty Limited, a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, has awarded Bentham Asset Management, a leading specialist global fixed interest and credit... Read more continue reading

Sophisticated investors – An essential guide for financial advisers

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Who are Sophisticated Investors? One of the more evergreen topics in financial advice circles is ASIC’s ‘Sophisticated Investor’ definition. It’s a topic that has received even more prominence in the... Read more continue reading

Ethics and your practice

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The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics 2019 (Code of Ethics) is a set of standards and core values designed to encourage higher standards of behaviour and professionalism from financial advisers... Read more continue reading

5 techniques for building ‘change fitness’ in financial advice practices

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Financial advisers and practice owners could be forgiven for feeling, at times, like they are caught up in an endless round of ‘Squid Games’. Whilst the price of failure in... Read more continue reading

CFA Institute report says investment organisations need to better manage culture

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A new report from the CFA Institute, The Future of Work in Investment Management: Changing Organisational Cultures, has found that the culture of investment organisations often constrains innovation; for stronger cultures to... Read more continue reading

Scope creep: The number one problem in fixed fee advice

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“Scope Creep” is the killer for the Holy Grail of professional services business models: fixed fee advice. That ideal model which so many aspire to is having clients who agree... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF announces ‘Making a Difference Awards’ Winners for New Zealand and Broking categories

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is delighted to announce the winners of the Making a Difference Awards for New Zealand and Broking categories. New... Read more continue reading