Platforms fast-track digitalisation of key processes to support financial advisers in a socially distanced world

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has launched its 2020 Platform Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis Report, an in-depth study of investment platforms used by Australia’s financial advisers and their clients. Digitalisation... Read more continue reading

Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley encourages Australian advisers to embrace technology in an increasingly digital world

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Vanguard Australia has hosted its annual adviser roadshow virtually, featuring Global CEO Tim Buckley, Asia-Pacific Chief Economist Qian Wang and Senior Economist Alexis Gray. This year’s theme ‘Forward’ heralds Vanguard’s... Read more continue reading

Advisers need an empathetic mindset to support the financial needs of Generation X

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Generation X is the squeezed generation, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Facing unique challenges both day-to-day and financially, they’re experiencing pressure from all sides. Currently sitting between... Read more continue reading

Best interests duty – mortgage broker = Join the club

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The new mortgage broker’s best interests duty obligations are wide reaching. They may apply even if you’re providing credit assistance that doesn’t relate to a mortgage. Who does it apply... Read more continue reading

COVID-19 sees a respite in the mental health of financial services workers

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New research launched yesterday by national workplace mental health organisation, SuperFriend, highlights a remarkable improvement in the mental health of financial and insurance services workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, following... Read more continue reading

55% of Australians trust robots more than themselves with money

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2020 has changed our relationship with money, and people now trust robots more than themselves to manage their finances, according to a new study by Oracle and personal finance expert Farnoosh... Read more continue reading

Rest Super selects Charles River IMS to streamline front and middle office operations

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Charles River Development, a State Street company, has announced that Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (Rest), one of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds with approximately 1.8 million members, has selected the... Read more continue reading

Pandemic challenges planners to reassess delivery of risk advice: 2020 Planner Risk Report

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Investment Trends has released its 2020 Planner Risk Report, an in-depth survey of Australian financial planners who provide advice on life insurance. The pandemic has challenged financial planners to reassess... Read more continue reading

Ethics and inadequate financial advice

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On 1 January 2020, FASEA’s Code of Ethics became enforceable by law, requiring advisers to comply with its 12 detailed standards. By the end of 2020, it was announced that... Read more continue reading

How can an adviser be confident their advice is good before trouble starts?  In other words, how do you audit yourself?

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There are 5 key things that the adviser must do – and be able to evidence afterwards – to show that they have worked for the benefit of the client, and not... Read more continue reading