Return of the mutual model needed for an industry that has lost focus & sense of purpose 

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Although it’s impossible to undo the failures of history, there is hope for the future of financial services with a modern-day adaption of the mutual life insurance model to restore... Read more continue reading

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Ask anyone on the street if they are confident to compare super funds and you’ll likely have them scratching their heads. For our industry to rebuild trust and become more... Read more continue reading

Government accelerates decline of planners and accountants – economy employment and consumers suffer 

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The growing calls for government to stop interfering, over-regulating and irreparably harming the important financial planning and accounting sectors continues to fall on deaf ears with the economy, employment and... Read more continue reading

Creating a sustainable future: Grameen’s model is not a hand-out, but a hand-up

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An executive high-flyer who spent her first years on the poverty-stricken streets of Manila has told how she walked away from corporate life – as she felt like a fraud.... Read more continue reading

The Banking and Finance Royal Commission: Will this time be different?

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The imputations of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s final report on the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were blistering. The Banking and Finance industry are led... Read more continue reading

To the young people of banking and finance: Please seize the opportunity and break the shackles of conformity

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To my mind, Kenneth Hayne was to the banking and finance industry what a building surveyor is to a rickety house. He ripped off the gleaming cladding to reveal cracked... Read more continue reading

When life and misunderstanding get in the way of taking out life insurance

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Royal Commissions, inquiries and investigations have resulted in scores of negative headlines about the financial services industry. While the tide is starting to turn and the industry seeks to rebuild... Read more continue reading

Labor needs to rethink LRBA ban

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The Labor Party has been urged to rethink its policy of banning Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (LRBAs) in the wake of its electoral defeat on 18 May. Jonathan Street, CEO... Read more continue reading

The ‘safe harbour’ law is failing to protect Evans Dixon investors. What does this conflict mean for others?

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A feature in the recent AFR highlights the failure of the Hayne Royal Commission to address the loopholes in the ‘Safe Harbour’ law. Criticism of Evans Dixon’s heavy promotion of its own URF (US... Read more continue reading

Where to now for financial services post Federal election and Hayne Royal Commission?

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Now that we have a new Morrison Federal Government and the implementation of the Hayne Royal Commission (RC) recommendations will be high on the political agenda, what does it mean... Read more continue reading