New research comparing capital requirements of banks and insurers in Australia

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New research into regulatory standards for banks and insurers has found that improved transparency would bring benefits and that some differences exist in the treatment of products that are economically... Read more continue reading

ESG Research Australia unveils 2011 best practice equity research awards as 50th member signs up

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ESG Research Australia (ESG RA) today opened nominations for its second annual research awards, to be held in March 2011. The awards reward excellence in research by Australia’s broking community... Read more continue reading

How to obtain the Holy Grail of Practice Ownership

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Practice ownership is the ultimate goal of most professional financial planners.  Being in control of one’s own destiny is the major reason many people seek a career in financial planning... Read more continue reading

FPA restructure and small business

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Greetings as we begin to prepare for XMAS. Well no shortage of activity in the industry  this month with the announcement of the restructure of the FPA to represent individual... Read more continue reading

Double jeopardy – or once bitten

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Six of us sat down to lunch the other day. Three men and three women and suddenly talk of marriage came up and we realised that three of those in... Read more continue reading

Financial planning going to market

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Financial planning is going to market – on screens, in newspapers and on radio – and the message will be that consumers need a plan and financial planners are professionals.... Read more continue reading

Response to the FPA’s proposed changes

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So, the FPA has announced big changes to their membership structure and professional standards and I have to say this is good start to the reforms that have been needed... Read more continue reading

Women still doing it tough in financial services

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Women are still doing it tough in financial services. I attended two seminars this week focusing on managing women’s careers and the messages remained very similar. Things haven’t changed since... Read more continue reading

Investing responsibly

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Investors like to make money and for many years, the companies yielding the best returns may not have always been responsible corporate citizens. History is littered with shining examples of... Read more continue reading

So what really is ‘Best Practice’?

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While the Australian financial services sector is huge in monetary terms, it is substantially influenced by a relatively small number of larger players (product manufacturers, platform providers and dealers alike),... Read more continue reading