Compass Index reveals shifts in business sentiments across Asia’s hubs

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According to the Compass Index, where 1,200 respondents across seven countries in APAC were surveyed, employees in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Australia weren’t too optimistic about how external factors... Read more continue reading

Barry Lambert predicts 2017 the “Year of the Robo”

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Digital financial advice is poised for rapid uptake in Australia, with 2017 set to be the year when professional financial businesses adopt ‘robo-advice’ as an essential element of their client... Read more continue reading

…so, which urgent and important person comes first?

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The classic urgent AND important dilemma: your best client is on the phone talking to you.  An incoming call from your top Centre-of-Influence comes in while talking to your best... Read more continue reading

5 easy ways to use social media to get noticed by your prospects

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Advisers keep saying that they struggle to get noticed by their ideal prospects. Advisers also keep saying that they can’t see the point of social media. Uhhhmmm….maybe the thing they... Read more continue reading

Australian SMEs confidently face digital jungle

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Being social media savvy and digitally driven are key to connecting with customers and driving business growth, according to research released today by Suncorp. The Suncorp “Cost of Being Connected... Read more continue reading

Financial services tectonic plates have shifted irreversibly – now is the time to act

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Connect Financial Service Brokers (Connect) CEO Paul Tynan has observed that although many within the financial services industry proclaim the world is changing and they are embracing the new era... Read more continue reading

Give yourself a chance when marketing

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There is one simple thing that advisers should do to improve the marketing of themselves and their services: talk about the outcomes you create for clients rather than talking jargon. In... Read more continue reading

The new ways of networking

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We all know the traditional ways of networking. Normally, we go to breakfast meetings or after-work events, we work the room, hand out a few business cards and hope we’re going... Read more continue reading

Accounting and financial services firms thriving in an evolving landscape

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Macquarie’s inaugural 2015/16 Accounting and Financial Services (AFS) Benchmarking Report has revealed that despite changing industry conditions, accounting and financial services firms are performing strongly, remain optimistic about the future and are clearly... Read more continue reading

Paradigm Group bespoke solution attracts interest as accountants appreciate depth of AFSL demands

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Paradigm Group’s (Paradigm) new CEO Bill Danaher has moved quickly since settling into the role in late January implementing and managing the organisation’s strategic growth objectives. As the business moves... Read more continue reading