Tackling the trust issue is one of the greatest challenges currently facing our industry. Peter Malekas explores practical ways for advisers to turn the tide. We are experiencing a national crisis of confidence in our institutions. Our trust in business, government, media and non-government organisations has fallen drastically in the past year, and signs point […]
continue readingThe recent news that ASIC has commenced legal action against AMP is not surprising. The fallout that has resulted from the Banking Royal Commission, along with ASIC’s announcement that its financial services reforms has enshrined conflicts of interest within vertically integrated advice and product providers, have not come as a surprise to many long term […]
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10
Jul
2018
As the fallout and ramifications of Dover Financial Advisers (Dover) demise continue to reverberate following the group’s decision to hand back its AFSL and it has exposed the immense flaws in the Australian licensing regime. It clearly highlights how the current structure favours large institutions and not the advisers and their clients. Not only are […]
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20
Jun
2018
DFS Portfolio Solutions Principal, Stephen Romic, addresses the future of Financial Advice, which is based on his firm’s experience in successfully separating planning and portfolio advice. The DFS approach promotes advisor accountability through transparency and offers an objective framework that enables consumers to consistently measure the levels of value and success they are achieving. DFS […]
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07
Jun
2018
“While ‘fake news’ is now a common catch phrase, income investors also need to be aware of ‘fake income,” said Don Hamson, Managing Director of Plato Investment Management (Plato). Dr Hamson explains that ‘real income’ is the income derived from investments in the form of interest, dividends (including franking credits) and rents. “It should not […]
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23
May
2018
As the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation & Financial Services Industry gets underway Connect Financial Service Brokers (Connect) CEO Paul Tynan said he expects an acknowledgement of the fundamental issues when you combine banking and advice services. Commenting further Paul Tynan said, “The essential difference is that banking has a short-term time horizon and […]
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27
Feb
2018
Julian Plummer, Managing Director of Kamino Cyber Security (and Midwinter Financial Services) has urged advisers, accountants and superannuation funds to ensure that the new Australian mandatory data breach notification laws are given top priority in their businesses coming into 2018. The recently introduced laws, (which receive royal ascent in February 2018) specify that all businesses […]
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08
Dec
2017
Martin Currie Australia, a leading Australian equity affiliate of Legg Mason, believes Australian retail sector can, by and large, cope with the arrival of Amazon and that the most vulnerable businesses will be the second-tier ones in the consumer electronics sector, where Amazon has a strong record of success. Consumer sector research analyst at Martin […]
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06
Dec
2017
Uncertainty is a fundamental part of investing. The outcome of fluctuations in economies, markets, asset classes, regulations and investor behaviour is never more than a probability. Monte Carlo simulation can empower investors to understand such fluctuations like never before. However probabilistic information can also make many prospective retirees uncomfortable. However high a model might suggest, […]
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20
Oct
2017
The German Election Last June, after the “Brexit” referendum—the U.K.’s unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU)—market participants began to worry that Brexit signaled the beginning of the end of the great EU integration project. However, consecutive election failures by the anti-EU parties in the Netherlands and France led to a sharp reversal of EU break-up fears; instead, the market narrative […]
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05
Oct
2017
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