Misperceptions about IP cover a red flag for life industry

Nearly half of consumers who currently have income protection insurance believe they would be covered in the event of job loss, new research from CoreData has found. The research, based …

Struggling Australians still hesitant to drawdown on their retirement savings

One in two Australians struggling with household bills admit if they were eligible to access their super early, they would be more concerned about reducing their retirement wealth than about …

COVID-19 blow to gender employment parity doesn’t tell the whole story

Women are more likely than men to have lost their job due to COVID-19, but the pandemic could drive greater employment parity in the long-term, CoreData’s latest research has found. …

Australians postpone mortgage pain as value of home loan repayment deferrals mounts

Nearly one in five Australians with a mortgage expect to freeze repayments in the next 12 months, revealing the extent to which repayment holidays will help many homeowners avoid the …

One in five believe avoiding a recession is worth 106,000 lives

More than one in five Australians are willing to see tens of thousands of their compatriots fall victim to COVID-19 if it means the country will avoid going into a …

How building a community enhances professional accountability

If there’s an upside to the public hearings of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in Banking, Superannuation and Financial Advice, then Futuro Financial Services managing director Paul Kelly says it …

Six steps to rid your business of conflicted remuneration

Across the financial planning industry an estimated 10 per cent of all practice revenue is grandfathered conflicted remuneration. If this stream of income were to be turned off tomorrow it …

Five tech tips to keep licensees in the race

The unexpected closure of Dover Financial Advisers and the focus of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has many financial planners re-examining the …

The advantages of a more agile research approach in fast-changing markets

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 …

Can money open the door to happiness?

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 …

10 Things Dover Advisers Have To Do Right Now

In the end, the demise of Dover Financial Advisers mirrored its founder’s appearance at the royal commission in March: a short period of intense scrutiny followed by a quick collapse. …

Distilling the signals from the noise to map a better path forward

I was once told that the words “data analytics” make business executives go deaf. They are barraged daily with articles, blogs, consultants, salesman, and colleagues talking to them about the …

CBA must ‘drive harder than anyone else’ to address failings of the past

As one of the highest-profile financial planning licensees in the country, Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFPL) more than most acts as a proxy in the public mind for the entire financial …

Chicken Little, ostriches and the real role of leaders

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 …

How serious are you about feedback?

How serious are you about feedback? Imagine if your ongoing employment in a company was contingent on receiving positive feedback from your peers and subordinates. Imagine if your business took …