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

IOOF launches new adviser portal with superior functionality

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This week IOOF launches a brand new online experience for advisers using IOOF Employer Super. “Intense research and development has created a strong point of difference over our peers in... 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

New tough approach to licensing

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ASIC is now taking a tougher approach on AFS and ACL licence applications – they’re refusing to accept applications for lodgement if they don’t contain all the required material and... Read more continue reading

Ground-breaking research shows that ‘entitlement’ is key corporate culture killer

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Employee focus on individual needs at the expense of collaborative achievement is the single biggest handbrake on organizational performance, according to analysis of more than one billion pieces of research... Read more continue reading

FinTech zeitgeist opens door to exchange traded fixed income

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Fixed income investments have long held a central role in a diversified portfolio. Whether government or corporate bonds, or shorter-dated bank bills, fixed income is an important source of income... Read more continue reading

Political revolution hits America

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Much like the BREXIT vote, which seemed doomed at the end by the assassination of a key “Remain” politician that was deemed to make many “Leave” voters think their movement... Read more continue reading

Adviser Network to launch game changing super consolidation tool

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The ATO has released figures indicating a 30% growth in unclaimed superannuation in the past two years and this trend looks set to continue unless super funds find ways to... Read more continue reading

Cyber health check for ASX 100 companies

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ASX and ASIC have invited the 100 largest ASX-listed companies to participate in the ASX 100 Cyber Health Check, a survey to benchmark the levels of cyber security awareness, capability... Read more continue reading

FinTechs to be swallowed up by big 4, no threat

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Key operators in financial services are confident financial technology is a positive for the industry and over two-thirds believe fintech start-ups pose little threat to established players, a new survey... Read more continue reading