An open letter to the financial planning professional community addressing the draft legislation of Professional Standards for Financial Services Industry

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My concerns with the draft legislation and proposed professional standards framework is: The proposed legislation and standards will not adequately cover people in the financial services sector who specialise in... Read more continue reading

To get momentum – stop fractioning your attention

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We live in a world where there’s lots of information, ideas, tasks and activities vying for our attention. You may be juggling requests from clients and employees, as well as... Read more continue reading

The dangers of decision making

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Financial advisors and planners make decisions every day – for themselves, and their clients. Having highly attuned and skilled decision making skills is critical. However, most people are unaware of... Read more continue reading

How can super reach its full potential?

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In 1909, Australia was a sparsely populated, largely rural nation. Its 4.2 million people were young, and the average person was not expected to live beyond 55 years[1] . It... Read more continue reading

Ubernomics: the future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed

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Much has been written about innovation and disruption. This article has been written by Jeffrey Cleveland, principal and chief economist at LA-based Payden & Rygel, manager of GSFM’s Payden Global... Read more continue reading

All forms of adviser remuneration are imperfect! (Part 3)

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Welcome to Ray Griffin’s third and final article in the series: All forms of adviser remuneration are imperfect. In Part 1, Ray discussed the imperfections in the hourly rates method... Read more continue reading

All forms of adviser remuneration are imperfect! (Part 2)

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Welcome to Part 2 of a paper by AdviserVoice’s Ray Griffin in which he argues that all forms of adviser fees are imperfect. In Part 1 he discussed hourly rates... Read more continue reading

All forms of adviser remuneration are imperfect! (Part 1)

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In this, the first article in our special three part series, AdviserVoice Director and financial planning veteran Ray Griffin explores the often contentious issue of how advisers charge for their services.... Read more continue reading

Wrap up of the FPA Congress 2014

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Despite opening against a difficult backdrop of further legislative uncertainty through the recent Future of Financial Advice Senate rollback, the 2014 FPA Congress in Adelaide hit a high note for... Read more continue reading

Why the future for vertical integration is horizontal

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Australians can thank Henry Ford for the experience of dealing with a financial adviser who operates under a brand owned by a bank, who recommends a product manufactured by that... Read more continue reading