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

Advisers rise to meet challenges despite the rising cost of being in business

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Financial advisers are demonstrating a commendable commitment to their profession in the face of considerable commercial pressure, according to Synchron Director, John Prossor. “It is a testament to the commitment... Read more continue reading

Crowd sourced equity funding – a quick primer

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From 28 September 2017, a new source of capital will become available to unlisted businesses – funding by the ‘crowd’. That’s you and me, mums and dads, and of course,... Read more continue reading

Calling all aspiring female financial advisers: Female Excellence in Advice Award nominations open until July

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TAL is calling for nominations and applications for the Female Excellence in Advice (FEIA) Award, a joint initiative by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL. The award celebrates... Read more continue reading

For advisers, it’s not what you say but the way you say it

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Advisers encounter a wide range of clients and are already, consciously or subconsciously, adapt interview techniques to increase the likelihood of achieving a mutually beneficial outcome. For clients, the outcome... Read more continue reading

What does it take to make diversity and inclusion a reality at the practice level?

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In the past few months the diversity and inclusion spotlight has shone brightly on the wider insurance industry. In late September Lloyd’s ‘Dive in Festival’ elevated the conversation to a... Read more continue reading

Rediscovering the “why” – how giving clients what they want can make your practice perfect

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Has the advent of technology and a preoccupation with compliance caused advisers to lose sight of what clients really want? And if so, what can we do to get back... Read more continue reading

The customer is NOT king

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The mantra of “customer is king” is rubbish.  And I keep hearing it from professionals as if it were a commandment which, if breached, will send you straight to hell.... Read more continue reading