Building a Resilient Future – Policy priorities for the Federal Election

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The Australian Investment Council has released Building a Resilient Future, a policy blueprint for economic and jobs growth. The blueprint highlights the private capital industry’s view of key policies for consideration... Read more continue reading

What Britney Spears can teach advisers about guardianship and consumer protection

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Introduction If we were to ever appoint a Patron Saint of Financial Advice and Estate Planning, a pretty strong case could be made for Britney Spears. Because, thanks to the... Read more continue reading

RegTech solutions for Australian financial advisers – an overview

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Introduction No study of emerging trends in financial services – and indeed financial advice – would be complete unless it examined the growing importance of RegTech. Regulatory Technology (RegTech) refers... Read more continue reading

Super Fund of the Year finalists announced

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Chant West has announced the finalists for the 2022 Chant West Super Fund of the Year award. The country’s best super and pension funds will be recognised at the 10th... Read more continue reading

Top 5 Budget-related technical topics for advisers

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The Federal Budget’s focus was on addressing cost of living pressures and, although it was extremely quiet on superannuation, there was nonetheless healthy adviser interest in some of the proposed... Read more continue reading

HLB Mann Judd named best firm at Client Choice Awards  

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HLB Mann Judd has been named Best Accounting & Consulting Services Firm ($50-$200 million revenue) at this year’s Client Choice Awards. It is the eighth time HLB Mann Judd has... Read more continue reading

Financial inclusion – what it means and how it is being addressed

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Nearly one-third of the world’s adult population and a significant percentage of small- and medium-size businesses lack access to basic financial services. Exclusion from basic banking, credit, investments, payment systems... Read more continue reading

New scalable advice solution to solve advisers’ problems

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Fintech start-up, Scientiam, has launched a low cost digital advice solution to help financial advisers deliver scalable advice to the growing number of Australians who can’t afford or no longer... Read more continue reading

Human initiated attacks increased for the first time since 2019: Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report

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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has released the results of its latest Cybercrime Report, an analysis of transaction data from the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® in the second half of 2021. The... Read more continue reading

ACSA announces 2022 Industry Award winners

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The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA), the peak body for Australia’s custodial service industry, today announces winners of its 2022 awards recognising outstanding industry leadership. 2022 award winners are: ACSA... Read more continue reading