“Coming up short” Risk management in the Australian Boardroom

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A major review into corporate governance practice has revealed many boards of ASX listed companies are still in the dark regarding their disclosure obligations in regard to environmental, social and... Read more continue reading

Acorns app wins prestigious best design award

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Acorns, the number one fastest growing Fintech app in the United States and Australia, is the winner of the best digital design at the 2016 Good Design Awards. Managed by... Read more continue reading

Financial advisers play increasingly important role for Australians, Legg Mason survey

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A rising number of Australian investors are seeking out professional financial advice and have considerable trust in their advice, according to the Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey. Legg Mason... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth brings robo advice service to market with a user friendly, shopfront feel

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Diversified financial services group, Omniwealth, has developed, in conjunction with Republic Wealth, Australia’s only true fully automated investment model (similar to robo advice), called OmniwealthDirect. OmniwealthDirect takes around ten minutes... Read more continue reading

Affluent join millennials in adopting automated investing services

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Changes to superannuation, particularly the $500,000 life-time cap on after-tax contributions to superannuation, have left wealthy investors searching for a new cost-effective structure in which to accumulate wealth, and automated... Read more continue reading

Diversity among ASX companies improving but at slow pace

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Just over a quarter (26%) of the Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) of Australia’s top 200 companies are female, according to new research by KPMG Australia for the ASX Education and Research Program. The... Read more continue reading

Addressing the ‘D’ word – Part one

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Recruiting the best fit employees for your business brings with it a multitude of challenges at each stage of the recruitment process. Discrimination is one of those challenges and is... Read more continue reading

Financial advice industry responds to Recommendation 25

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Do advisers really need a tertiary compliance degree? The nationwide Certainty Advice Group has responded to Treasurer Morrison’s proposal for more stringent compliance accreditations. In his recent blog post, Certainty... 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

FinTech to launch new ‘lite’ money management tool to advisers in 3Q

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A flexible, cost effective version of leading personal financial management (PFM) tool, Moneysoft will be available to financial advisers, mortgage brokers and superannuation funds next quarter, as client demand for... Read more continue reading