Data error “hot spots” revealed – Financial institutions need to find data errors early

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The ways in which fund data can go wrong are infinite. What matters most is how early errors are detected and corrected, and how this impacts customers, says Stephen Mahoney,... Read more continue reading

TPB ups the ante on privacy consent

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Registered tax (financial) advisers have a higher obligation than other financial planners when disclosing information about their clients to third parties. This is because the Tax Practitioners Board’s (TPB) Code... Read more continue reading

Populism and perish

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Populism is spreading rapidly and globally, and becoming more aggressive in its implementation and execution. It traverses national borders and can infiltrate all political affiliations. It represents a huge challenge... Read more continue reading

FINSIA education to help tackle financial crime costing Australians billions

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FINSIA, the leading Australasian financial services professional body, has launched a new suite of ground-breaking interconnected professional qualifications focused on risk management and cyber-crime in conjunction with the Chartered Institute... Read more continue reading

Exclusive consumer survey shows alarming overconfidence in financial literacy vs capability

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Consumer Research released by FINSIA uncovers a real power imbalance of financial knowledge and a high level of vulnerability which the industry must tackle to have any hope of restoring... Read more continue reading

Which would you rather be: a brilliant technician, and bored, or the orchestrator running the show?

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Professional development is all the rage…the regulators and the professional associations and training providers in the compliance space are all putting it top of mind continuously. And virtually all of... Read more continue reading

An open letter to Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison on behalf of the Australian small business community

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Dear Bill and ScoMo, With only a bit over a week to go until the Federal Election, I figured it was an opportune time to write to you both to... Read more continue reading

An article about trust – marketing for financial advisers

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I hate to start an article off with a negative but never before has the industry rated so poorly for trust. Trust really is the cornerstone of your business and... Read more continue reading

Why Australia should cut the small business tax rate to 20%

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Australian small businesses are being ripped off by paying one of the highest company tax rates in the world, an international business coach says. While many countries have dramatically cut... Read more continue reading

New research reveals 80% of brokers, insurers and MGAs lack effective business intelligence tools

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According to new research by Novidea, the data-driven insurance distribution platform, 80% of the brokers, insurers and MGAs surveyed do not have effective business intelligence tools in place. One in five... Read more continue reading