Ricardo van Doormalen from The Netherlands Wins 2017 Global Financial Planning Awards Competition

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Ricardo van Doormalen, of BLM Accountants and Adviseurs, the Netherlands, was selected as the overall winner of the PlanPlus 2017 Global Financial Planning Awards for the Europe/Australia region. Ricardo is... Read more continue reading

ASIC’s user-pays regime increases licensee costs

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Since 1 July 2017, most businesses who are regulated by ASIC must pay a levy to fund ASIC’s work, a cost that was previously borne by taxpayers. Who must pay... Read more continue reading

Great returns come from investing time in your people

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Professional advisers have never been under more time pressure than they are today, and of all the things they could be investing time in the one which is easiest to... Read more continue reading

Cbus CEO David Atkin named 2017 FEAL Fund Executive of the Year

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Cbus Chief Executive Officer David Atkin has been named the winner of the 2017 Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) Fund Executive of the Year award, continuing a legacy of recognising... Read more continue reading

Overwhelming need affinity and expertise – key reasons for mature planners to defer exit says Mentor MD

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At a time when there is an overwhelming and growing need by mature age and senior Australian consumers to address the complexity of financial issues and longevity risks in retirement,... Read more continue reading

Rules of engagement – Learnings from Adviser and Practice of the Year

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How do you eat an elephant? We all know the saying, but you may be surprised to find out just how many advisers fail to apply this lesson to their... Read more continue reading

Individual licencing BOLR & platforms – the future for the financial industry is still filled with challenges

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Whether it be the start of a new financial or calendar year, the issues confronting the financial services industry, especially the advice sector, are all the same and actually increasing... Read more continue reading

CIMA Certificants on a fast track to CFP certification

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has exempted Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) certificants from a core component of the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) program. The exemption offers Australian... Read more continue reading

Get more business by unbundling planning

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Planning is often HUGE to a client, and that is itself a barrier to engagement. Unbundling the planning process can create higher numbers of prospects and clients engaging with you,... Read more continue reading

Want to get ahead? It’s time to get curious

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Curiosity – it’s a simple concept in many respects. And yet it is something we find harder to do as we get older. It’s almost as though it is abandoned... Read more continue reading