If the royal commission recommends the separation of product and advice when it reports later this year, super funds providing intra-fund advice to members will be caught between contradictory regulatory …
The royal commission inquiry into misconduct in the financial services industry is different from other inquiries the industry has been through and addressing the issues it has exposed will require …
Although the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is probably nowhere near its conclusion, it certainly has already had an impact on the public’s …
In most businesses, customer apathy is not a good thing. If your customer is apathetic, they’re unlikely to feel loyal towards your business, let alone be an advocate for your …
Calls for individual licensing of financial planners may have merit, and are certainly growing in volume, but they often overlook or undervalue the benefits of being authorised by a licensee …
As a football fan, the FIFA World Cup in Russia has so far been an extraordinary one. From a footballing point of view, it has been a fantastic event, with …
Well then. What a whirlwind the royal commission’s public hearings on financial advice were. Heads rolled – not least of all, the AMP chairman and CEO – and billions of …
When the royal commission ends I will have a new job for Kenneth Hayne. I am going to pay him to record Australian poems for me to listen to. Not …
Like most people my age, I must admit that I spend many hours on social media, which is probably many hours more than I should. One viral post doing the …
Unless you have been living under a rock, which might actually have been a better option for some, the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services …
It’s a shame for super funds that so few of their members access advice in the years around retirement. For members, accessing advice supports better financial decisions, which lead to …
Are you someone who would walk an extra 500 metres to avoid an ATM fee? I’m not. It’s not that I don’t welcome Australia’s big four banks’ recent decision to …
