Ways to improve your value and ask great questions

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As we all embrace and further deepen a client-centric model, there are many challenges to overcome and many changes to make. People of all ages and financial situations need caring,... Read more continue reading

Seeking gender balance inside and outside of the boardroom

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The relationship between the number of women in corporate leadership roles and superior business performance has been the subject of much recent research into gender equality. Using real corporate data,... Read more continue reading

Formalising client feedback driving cultural change

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Professional service firms need to better accept client feedback if they are to institute consistent service across the breadth of their organisations, according to HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association chairman,... Read more continue reading

Re-energising business optimism will be the major challenge post Coronavirus

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The Coronavirus (CODVID-19) that is currently impacting the national and global economies is certainly having a significant negative effect on the confidence and optimism of SMEs and business managers said... Read more continue reading

Tech execs team up to reboot accounting and financial advice sector

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Australian executives spanning technology, venture capital, private banking, accounting and financial planning have joined forces to drive much-needed change in the advisory sector, launching WOWCON 2020. The Whole of Wealth... Read more continue reading

Mass data clean-up for financial institutions

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Post Royal Commission, financial institutions are cleaning up their act and cleaning up their customer data, according to QMV managing director, Mark Vaughan. “Banks, superannuation funds, insurers and wealth managers... Read more continue reading

Almost half of women would struggle financially in relationship breakdown

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Almost half (44.1%) of Australian women say they would not be financially stable if their relationship or marriage were to end tomorrow, new research from Fidelity International reveals. This compares... Read more continue reading

How accountants and planners manage the Five R’s will define business success beyond 2020 

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Far too many accountants and financial planners have entered the new decade failing to recognise and appreciate that the future of their advisory businesses is dependent on how well they... Read more continue reading

Govt in denial about industry challenges including unaffordable advice and the need for financial literacy education 

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A year after the Hayne Royal Commission, advice industry commentators continue to debate what the advisory sector will look like going forward.  As the debate rages surveys such as Adviser... Read more continue reading

The changing nature of work in Australia, implications for advisers and the broader protection ecosystem

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Introduction As professional service providers, it is vital (and legally required!) for financial advisers to understand each of their clients at a highly detailed micro level. This detailed understanding –... Read more continue reading