The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety kicks off on Friday with the first preliminary public hearing in Adelaide. At the hearing, the commissioners will set out their …
Concerns over conflicts of interest in financial advice have prompted the Productivity Commission to recommend a range of measures to help more superannuation fund members make better decisions about super …
Like many Australians, I did a fair bit of travelling around the country over Christmas and New Year, which involved driving thousands of kilometres across NSW, Queensland and Tasmania. The …
Last week the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) urged all existing financial advisers to make sure they are present and correct on the ASIC financial advisers register by December …
From myth and the first recorded stories in ancient history to present-day movie blockbusters, humans appear to be obsessed with the idea of the hero. The “hero’s journey” narrative pops …
Information. There’s a lot of it and sometimes we don’t know what to do with it all. Each day we sift through huge amounts, trying to determine what we should …
The ability of machines to perform the same tasks as humans through a process of learning from experience, reading qualitative and quantitative data and adjusting to new inputs creates both …
Online mortgage application systems are fast becoming a preferred way for “core-affluent” consumers to compare home-loan options and find loans, a new report by CoreData Research’s Mortgage Intelligence Unit (MIU) …
In an environment where there has never been more information readily available to all, consumers and business decision makers alike must have quicker access than ever before to deep research …
The recent news of the tragic suicides of two high profile individuals, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, is a timely reminder that money can’t buy happiness. It’s also a gentle …
On June 4 and 5 the heads of leading financial planning licensees met in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney for the annual Professional Planner Licensee Summit. It’s fair to …
CoreData Announces The 2018 Australian Licensee Award Winners Changes to adviser loyalty, satisfaction and needs have driven significant swings for some licensee’s in the Annual CoreData Licensee Survey – highlighting …
Rubbish in, rubbish out. The art of asking the right questions My three-year old has just hit the “why” stage. “Where are we going mummy?” To the shops. “Why?” To …
On the face of it, the aged care and financial planning sectors are worlds apart. One is undergoing deregulation while the other is fending off the legislators with a big …
Last Sunday Essendon lost to Melbourne in the AFL and a story to make the media rounds was Brendon Goddard’s on-field spat with a few of his younger teammates. What …
