Practical, peer-based learning favoured by self-licensed advisers

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According to a survey of self-licensed businesses in the IOOF Alliances network, advisers are looking for practical tools and expertise to gain efficiencies in advice delivery, compliance and client engagement.... Read more continue reading

Macquarie opens benchmarking survey to accounting and financial services firms  

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Macquarie has announced the launch of its industry-leading 2017/18 Accounting and Financial Services Benchmarking Survey and is calling on financial planning and accounting firms to participate. The second biannual Accounting... Read more continue reading

The real cost of excessive payment surcharges

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On 1 September 2017, new restrictions were introduced that prevent businesses from passing on excessive credit card surcharges to their customers. All merchants who offer credit and debit card payment... Read more continue reading

The next strategic evolution for advice firms

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There’s a classic cartoon that shows the way forward for advice firms when it comes to how they must evolve.  It is called “The evolution of an entrepreneur” and even... Read more continue reading

The top 5 challenges for small businesses and how to overcome them

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More than 60% of small businesses in Australia fail during the first three years of establishment. Research has found that those initial three years are crucial in determining the fate... Read more continue reading

Financial planning demands a lifelong commitment to client service beyond planner retirement says Mentor

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Buyer of Last Resort (BoLR) might be an excellent commercial life raft for the planner, but the subsequent on-sale and distribution of clients as ‘books of business’, are by far the worst... Read more continue reading

Data integrity boosts adviser success

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Ignition Wealth shows you how an XPLAN data clean up can boost your business today. Is data quality affecting your business? “Nobody cares about data quality”, “it’s in the queue”,... Read more continue reading

TAL receives global innovation award

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TAL, Australia’s leading life insurance specialist, has won the 2017 SMA Innovation in Action Award for TAL CoverBuilder, a digital platform that enables self-directed consumers to purchase life insurance. The Award is... Read more continue reading

Investment industry charity announces its 2017 award winners

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An elite group of Funds Managers were recognized last night for their excellent performance and contribution to the industry at the 2017 Hedge Funds Rock and The Australian Alternative Investment... Read more continue reading

Motivational training driving 34% increase in treatment take up

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AMP has launched a communications skills program focussed on motivational interviewing techniques that has seen insurance case managers report a 34 per cent increase in customers re-engaging with their treatment... Read more continue reading