Financial Advice Register: Time is running

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Sonia Cruz Individuals who provide personal advice to retail clients about financial products have until 30 May 2015 to update their details on ASIC’s Financial Adviser Register in order to... Read more continue reading

Award winning financial literacy advocate drives success with unique client segmentation approach

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With a trademark ‘can-do’ approach, a leading Australian financial planner and advocate for client centric professional advice has revealed some of her winning business ways, forged by investing greater time... Read more continue reading

Forget the glass jar in your bedroom – soon Aussies can invest ‘spare change’ into a portfolio, all via an app

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Instreet Investments Limited has entered into a joint venture with U.S. start-up Acorns Grow, Inc, to bring the company’s hugely successful savings and investment app to Australia. Acorns is a free... Read more continue reading

Nominations now open for 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award

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Celebrating female leadership and innovation in advice The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and leading life insurer TAL have jointly launched and opened nominations for the 2015 AFA Female Excellence... Read more continue reading

10 ways to build trust with prospective clients

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Trust is built over time.  It is not given automatically to most professionals by most prospective clients at the outset. That’s just a fact of life. The very best we... Read more continue reading

Westpac recognised as a leader in workplace inclusion

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Westpac Group has been acknowledged for its leadership in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) employee inclusion at the 2015 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Awards on Friday 15... Read more continue reading

Businesses not seeking financial advice: Survey

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Only one in every three businesses in Australia makes use of a financial adviser. While this proportion is surprisingly low, there is an opportunity for financial advisers, with three in... Read more continue reading

Australians looking for a formal plan from their advisers

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Australians value structure and planning most highly in their relationship with their advisers, compared to global investors who are focused on performance, according to recent Legg Mason research. Surveyed as... Read more continue reading

Rate cut drives investor activity

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Housing Finance; Consumer confidence; Credit & Debit Cards Home loans: The number of loans (commitments) for people who are buying or building homes to live in (owner-occupiers) rose by 1.6... Read more continue reading

SME businesses bearish about cash flow and sales

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New research conducted by Bibby Financial Services in March shows that 40% of small and medium-size enterprises (SME) are finding it more difficult to manage their cash flow than 12... Read more continue reading