The past 12 months have been nothing short of extraordinary as the first wave of changes driven by the Royal Commission rolled through the industry and as personal and company reputations …
Australia’s life insurance industry is facing significant headwinds, driven by regulatory reform, margin pressure and the evolving adviser landscape. The Life Insurance Framework (LIF) review, Protecting Your Super and Putting …
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payments System Board Annual Report 2019 has revealed that they are scheduled to review card payments regulation in 2020, which could lead to regulatory changes. …
Financial planner bashing has become a national sport. The financial advice industry has battled consumer and media perceptions that advisers are a bunch of cowboys flogging products to line their …
Most of the developed world has enjoyed a population growth dividend lasting for five or six decades in preparation for dealing with an ageing population. But China has enjoyed only …
Matrix Planning Solutionshas been named the 2019 Licensee of the Year by CoreData Research. Matrix has also been named Institutionally Affiliated Licensee of the Year, while MLC Advicehas been named Institutionally …
When the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) laws were introduced in 2013, the officially pronounced aim was to “improve the trust and confidence of Australian retail investors in the financial services …
Growth in demand for aged care services, particularly home care services, is outpacing supply and impacting the ability of older Australians to access the level of service they require. At …
The value of residential property as a proportion of the total value of household assets in China is more than double the level in the US. At 77.7 per cent …
Later this month just over 600 financial advisers will sit the industry’s new professional competence exam. They’re the first cohort to submit to an exam developed by the Financial Adviser …
“I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.” – George HW Bush, 41st President of the United States of America Opinions. We’ve all …
Let’s imagine you’re running a financial planning business five years from now. You can generate a tailored plan for your clients automatically. You have software that figures out what advice …
If you are running a business – micro or small, medium or large – or if you are looking for work, read on; otherwise, this isn’t for you and there …
The population of Chinese mainland high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) has increased dramatically over the past decade. According to a global wealth report issued by Knight Frank in 2018, the number of Chinese …
The idea of nothing has an interesting history in mathematics, and there’s even a theory that the Catholic Church tried to outlaw the concept of zero because the idea of …
