Learn the lessons of 2010 to build wealth in 2011 says leading technical expert Strategy Steps

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Spread the risk between Australian and international shares Generate income safely while managing longevity risk Return to gearing but be responsible Avoid ATO penalties while maximising super contribution strategies Avoid... Read more continue reading

How do you move beyond “vanilla” investments in an SMSF?

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As SMSF trustees and advisers become more familiar with the flexibility of the SMSF structure, attention is being focused on just what different types of assets can be used within... Read more continue reading

Removing the roadblocks to quality financial advice

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There are numerous legal and ethical risks related to the provision of financial advice to Australian consumers, all of which may impact on the quality of financial advisory outcomes that... Read more continue reading

How to build organisational resilience to ethical risk using integrity based mechanisms and culture

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Whilst tactics to remain competitive in a modern commercial environment often influence the belief that behaving ethically is not profitable, I like to think that a series of global financial... Read more continue reading

Professionalism and Ethics in Financial Planning

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Financial planning advice is becoming increasingly relevant to the economic objectives of Australians. However, the evidence suggests there are numerous ethical risks related to the provision of that advice and... Read more continue reading

Greetings from the AFA conference

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This is my first of what should be a brief but regular contribution to AdviserVoice, written from the point of view of a practicing self Licensed Adviser.  Naturally other ‘Gurus’... Read more continue reading

Research Houses! All talk but very little value!

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Financial planners continue to question the relevance of research houses, yet we still see little evidence of change in the service offering from research houses to keep pace with the... Read more continue reading

US FPA says financial planning’s future remains uncertain

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Nearly 2500 people from the financial planning community from around the world descended on Denver for the US FPA conference. It covered almost 5 days of education, networking, recognition and... Read more continue reading

Financial planning in Australia: a bright future

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Financial planners have been the recipients of an inordinate amount of ‘broad brush’ criticism over the last few years – some justified, some not so. Consumer surveys seem to regularly,... Read more continue reading

Businesses taking off in a competitive market

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“The timing is right, the market is hungry for change and we will now change the game…” These could be the words of the big players NAB, AXA, AMP or... Read more continue reading