The financial advice profession: Are we there yet?

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The incessant debate about whether financial advice can be called a profession or whether it is an “industry” keeps rolling along and mostly the debate is within the industry. Those... Read more continue reading

What is Outsourced CIO?

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Outsourced CIO stands for outsourced chief investment officer, or, more broadly, outsourced investment management. The term refers to the full or partial outsourcing of a financial planner’s investment function to... Read more continue reading

Advisers focus on getting back to business as COVID relief ends

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Advisers are focusing on proactive strategies for clients, with superannuation and particularly contributions top of mind, as social security measures take a back seat. In the March quarter, the top... Read more continue reading

Financial consumer protection – part 2 – the art of the conversation (having, recording, storing, using, protecting)

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If the essence of the financial adviser/client relationship is trusted conversations, then the way the outcomes of those conversations are recorded, secured, and shared, is of paramount importance. Protecting clients’... Read more continue reading

Count Financial’s Risk Insurance Academy wins innovation award

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Count Financial Limited (Count Financial) and MetLife Australia’s ‘Risk Academy’ has won the Risk Product Innovation – Adviser Support award, at the recent Plan for Life/AFA 2020 Life Company of... Read more continue reading

Adviser Ratings ranks WealthO2 number one

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WealthO2 has been ranked the number one investment platform in terms of ongoing adviser support, and the number one provider in terms of investment options, in the latest Adviser Ratings... Read more continue reading

Chant West announces Super Fund of the Year finalists

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Chant West has announced the finalists for the 2021 Chant West Super Fund of the Year award. The country’s best super and pension funds will be recognised at the ninth... Read more continue reading

Vanguard urges vigilance with rise of investment bond phishing scams

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Vanguard is urging investors to remain vigilant following a notable rise in investing scams targeting Australian investors, and are calling on the media to help highlight this significant issue for... Read more continue reading

Sweat the small stuff: it is what we CAN control!

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I keep hearing “don’t sweat the small stuff” and every single time I hear someone say it I think of work, and what we do, and automatically think “if we... Read more continue reading

AFA announces Life Company of the Year Award winners

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TAL is the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2020 Life Company of the Year. It is the fourth time TAL has taken out the award in recent years. Runners up... Read more continue reading