Earlier this year, with COVID-19 seemingly contained to mainland China, many anticipated a local market recovery, with a budget surplus perhaps within reach despite a summer of unprecedented bushfires. The […]
A well-known concern among older Australians is the fear of not having enough money to last them through their retirement years. Indeed, CoreData’s Best Possible Retirement research has revealed that […]
The Financial Planning Association of Australia publication Money & Life invited a panel of industry professionals to discuss their thoughts on low-cost active investing, including how to better engage with clients […]
The financial planning industry routinely makes sense for its clients out of complex, convoluted and arcane taxation, social security and superannuation legislation. Adopting a new, industry-wide code of ethics for […]
New research by CoreData has found that financial advisers would be trusted more if consumers knew more about new education, professional and ethical standards coming into play in the next […]
A wall running the length of the Kearney Group boardroom in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford is adorned with a deconstruction of the financial advice process, its multiple steps and […]
One of the hardest things for some financial advisers to do, it seems, is to explain simply and clearly to a client, whether existing or prospective, exactly why financial advice […]
Financial advisers and licensees have an unprecedented opportunity to revisit how they define and deliver value – licensees to advisers, advisers to clients – as the financial advice industry resets […]
Financial advisers are facing some real headwinds at the moment. Over the coming year, they’re all required to sit and pass a universal examination, and then they’ll need to upgrade their […]
Financial advisers are in prime position to cater to a booming demand for services as an unprecedented $3.9 trillion of wealth prepares to be transferred between generations – but only […]
Delivering an exceptional advice experience in a COVID-19 world 
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Why home ownership is the fourth pillar of retirement income policy 
Financial advice and the death of trust 
Why improving financial literacy could open the door to advice 
There are three pillars to Australia’s retirement income policy: the age pension, compulsory super, and voluntary retirement savings. The current review is also considering home ownership as an important part […]
In 2019 financial advisers across the country sent a clear message to their licensees: support us, help us through the changes that are buffeting our industry, our businesses and our […]
Here’s the problem with creating trust benchmarks for financial planning: It’s tricky. It’s tricky because trust is a complex psychological construct; it’s tricky because trust is uniquely personal; and it’s […]
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