The Australian Aged Care industry is facing a complex set of moral, financial and reputational challenges. With widespread allegations of abuse surfaced through the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, …
Last month, we discussed why understanding your survey respondents really matters. As there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to survey design, the context of ‘who, what, when, where and …
Best practice is a well sought-after but often contested goal in survey design. How many questions should I ask? How should I ask them? What combination of buttons, sliders and …
In 2021, the world continues to battle a pandemic, our online spaces are plagued with misinformation, and conspiracies and political scandals still top the news. But while we may be …
Gone are the days of slowly pivoting strategy; during a pandemic, change comes on the daily, and your business needs to be prepared to adapt at a similar speed. With …
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 inescapable mantra across businesses (even government) today, is that the “customer” is at the core of what they do – the idea that “we live to serve”. While many …
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 …
The “fees for no service” failures uncovered by the Royal Commission were deeply disturbing. But equally concerning is a narrative that has arisen in the financial services community as a …
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 …
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 …