New tough approach to licensing

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ASIC is now taking a tougher approach on AFS and ACL licence applications – they’re refusing to accept applications for lodgement if they don’t contain all the required material and... Read more continue reading

Ground-breaking research shows that ‘entitlement’ is key corporate culture killer

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Employee focus on individual needs at the expense of collaborative achievement is the single biggest handbrake on organizational performance, according to analysis of more than one billion pieces of research... Read more continue reading

What are your crunch points for pressure?

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Pressure! Some people hate it. Other people thrive on it. We all react to pressure differently and have different levels of pressure we can cope with. There’s no doubt that... Read more continue reading

Ignition Wealth survey to gather advisers’ data needs

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Ignition Wealth Head of Sales and Marketing, Richard Liverpool has initiated a series of Ignition Wealth Surveys, seeking to delve deeper into the financial technology needs of Australian financial professionals.... Read more continue reading

Consultum announces 2016 award winners

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Consultum Financial Advisers (Consultum) has recognised the work of advisers within its network, presenting several awards at its recent annual conference in Vietnam. Accepting the highest individual award, ‘Adviser of... Read more continue reading

Upheaval and opportunity; Vanguard Global Adviser Survey reveals optimism in spite of common obstacles

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Despite grappling with global challenges like moving to a transparent fee-for-service model and greater regulation, financial advisers across the globe told a recent Vanguard study they were largely optimistic about the future... Read more continue reading

Deborah Kent awarded Woman of the Year

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At Money Management’s Women in Financial Services Awards held last night in Sydney, Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Treasurer and immediate Past President, Deborah Kent, was recognised as the pre-eminent... Read more continue reading

Lonsec award winners bring new thinking to wealth sector

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Lonsec last night announced the winners of the annual Lonsec Awards, which recognise the major innovators and industry leaders who are shaping the future of Australia’s wealth creation sector. Altius... Read more continue reading

How storytelling can help you get more clients. And that’s no fairy tale!

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As a financial planner, you probably think storytelling has provenance in parents tucking their kids into bed. Or perhaps you assume it’s a polite way of describing unethical spin-doctoring. Either... Read more continue reading

Life commissions and ostriches

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The volume of noise emanating from the vocal group of life advisers who seem to believe they can push back the tide on life commissions caps is a truly remarkable... Read more continue reading