Single person advice practices are still viable and rewarding post FoFA – but new thinking is required

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The era of the single person advice practice is far from over and can still provide immense personal and commercial benefits and opportunities for professional financial practitioners in the post... Read more continue reading

Less than 1% of accounting firms will have a limited AFSL between 2016 and 2019

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There are 25 business days left before Christmas and only 40 before 1st March when ASIC has said they are closing their books on clean licence applications. ASIC has revealed... Read more continue reading

2015 Financial Literacy Awards: tackling financial abuse a key focus

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Initiatives to combat the financial abuse of women are among the winners of this year’s Financial Literacy Awards, announced at a dinner last night. According to research by Good Shepherd Microfinance,... Read more continue reading

Insurers can’t afford to ignore digital

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Ignoring digital disruption may leave insurance businesses vulnerable to the threat of newcomers unless insurers start seeing the risk of not being online as greater than the risk of being... Read more continue reading

Gerry Porter wins Michael Murphy Award

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Synchron’s Queensland state manager and industry stalwart Gerry Porter was last week presented with the AFA’s prestigious Michael Murphy Award (the Award) at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in... Read more continue reading

How to build an award-winning business: Four lessons from the AFA Adviser of the Year

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Now in its thirteenth year, the AFA Adviser of the Year (and more recently, the Practice of the Year) award is about recognising the best of the best. The award... Read more continue reading

What prospects want when they Google you

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We all know that the majority of potential customers these days will Google the service they think they might need…even if they have been referred to you, they will Google... Read more continue reading

XY Adviser launches its biggest adviser event to date

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XY Adviser will host its first full-day event in November, continuing its pursuit of improving advice in Australia. Through sharing innovative ideas among members, sessions will be focused on providing... Read more continue reading

Megatrends: Technology and the connected consumer

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We live in an increasingly connected world. We’re more informed and more connected to the world around us than ever before. Faster internet, cheaper smartphones, smart wearable devices and the... Read more continue reading

Sales technique is the key to opening minds

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Despite the focus on our increased technical knowledge and the emphasis upon good process, financial advisers continually find themselves being called upon to “sell”. A large problem for many newer... Read more continue reading