How do we engage with the eighty percent?

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We all know that eighty percent of Australians aren’t receiving financial advice, but what can we do to change that figure? Engaging with the silent majority isn’t easy. Not only... Read more continue reading

Work-life balance remains a challenge for accounting and financial services professionals

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Spending enough time with family, prioritising personal goals and managing stress and fatigue are the most challenging aspects of managing work-life balance for accounting and financial services professionals, according to... Read more continue reading

A warning on general advice

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Although it’s common knowledge that financial advisers who provide general advice to retail clients must provide a general advice warning, the warning must be effective. If you believe a simple... Read more continue reading

It’s not just a job, it’s your career (Part one)

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Futureproofing your career starts with a career strategy designed to not only provide you with a road map to help you secure the positions that you are seeking but establish... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial is committed to gender equality

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La Trobe Financial’s President & CEO, Greg O’Neill said “we are determined to play a role in narrowing the gender gap. Diversity and inclusion is a critical business issue at... Read more continue reading

Advisers want more face time, less admin

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Key points 60% of Australian financial advisers want to spend more time with their clients 31% say maximising time with clients is the one thing that has most impact on... Read more continue reading

‘Culture starts at the top’ and should not be left solely to the HR department

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Recent call by the head of ASIC, Greg Medcraft, for boards and CEOs of financial institutions to take responsibility for, and be in charge of an organisation’s culture is a... Read more continue reading

Deborah Kent encouraging women in Financial Services with her new video series – Dare to Dream

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With over 30 years’ experience as a Financial Adviser, Deborah Kent of Integra Financial Services, has faced many challenges and disruptions to be where she is today at the top... Read more continue reading

The art of being present (without being a nuisance)

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Promoting our personal professional brand is essentially all about creating top-of-mind-awareness. Being the person that our target market thinks of, and then calls, when they recognise a need or desire... Read more continue reading

Addressing the D word – Part two

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A well designed recruitment strategy will provide you with all the tools you will need to ensure that you hire the best fit candidate for your business. It should also... Read more continue reading