Slice 3 Survey Results

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Financial Planners shun social media focusing on building client referral strategies The aim of the SLICE survey, which runs 3 times a year (each time on a different theme) is... Read more continue reading

Futures worth protecting

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Professional artists illustrated the lives of over 100 people as part of a MoneySmart Week event run by TAL last week. TAL Chief Customer and Operations Officer Penny Coates said:... Read more continue reading

Advisers and accountants completing SMSF lenders advice certificates may be breaching the law

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Financial advisers and accountants who provide certificates for limited recourse borrowing arrangements may inadvertently provide credit advice in breach of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 and for which... Read more continue reading

What’s the point of all this business effort?

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Everyone is busy being busy, but what is the point of it all? What is the purpose that drives all the business building activity? Businesses that experience superb growth typically... Read more continue reading

Financial planners must use online videos to drive financial education

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Online videos a necessary tool to grow business Financial planners risk losing market share if they don’t quickly adopt video for their communication and marketing strategies, says Fiona Parker, General... Read more continue reading

Why do so many people not have a will?

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And 2/3rds of existing wills are likely to be out of date  More onerous revenue claims against wills/estates have led to the increasing desire to protect estates from future claims ‘Blended... Read more continue reading

Key findings of the Investment Trends 2014 Planner Business Model Report

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Planners’ businesses continue to improve But many are facing challenges relating to demonstrating value to clients and improving business efficiency Aligned dealer group channels are at risk and we may... Read more continue reading

Software investment hits record $3.26 billion

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Australian businesses invested a record $3.26 billion in software in the second quarter of 2014, reflecting the rising importance of information technology to the economy overall and to the financial... Read more continue reading

AdviserLogic rank number one for ‘Ease of Use’

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AdviserLogic wins ‘Ease of Use’ Award in 2014 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report AdviserLogic Managing Director, Gundeep Sidhu, says the fact that AdviserLogic was specifically designed from an adviser perspective to... Read more continue reading

Australian companies behind the curve on cyber and network security, expert panel warns

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Lack of awareness about extent of liability leaves Boards, Executive, exposed DLA Piper and Aon Australia, a business of Aon plc, have partnered to host a Network Security & Privacy... Read more continue reading