Christopher Page Managing Director, Financial Standard Christopher Page is the founder, managing director and group publisher of the Rainmaker Group of companies. At Rainmaker Group, he leads business development, product innovation, strategic planning and customer relationship management. Prior to forming Rainmaker Group, Page held a wide range of senior management roles with investment managers.
CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012 The year of 2012 looks set to be the year that change comes to town. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011 Welcome to the final FS Advice newsletter for 2011, a year that saw the relaunch of the FS Advice brand and of the popular adviser case study series while addressing the biggest issues in financial advice. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011 This month a few business deals have rocked the sector, including DKN Financial Group's executive staff jumping ship to head up a brand new advice unit at BT Financial Group. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011 Onerous compliance may be huffing and puffing away at the very pillars of advice but new research shows the future of the industry couldn't be brighter. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011 Financial advice and the world of social media are slowly connecting as advisers find themselves facing new opportunities and pitfalls in this space. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011 Australia's ageing population is about to explode. Currently the ratio of working Australians to those retired is 5 to 1 and by 2050 it will be 2 to 1. The proportion of the population paying tax will drop dramatically, increasing pressure on not only ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011 Financial planning is at its best as a premium service, judging from a recent case study featured in the Australian Journal of Financial Planning. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011 Government aligned independent Rob Oakeshott appearing to shy away from backing parts of the FOFA reforms shows yet again the folly of the financial services sector assuming the proposed reforms are fait accompli before legislation is passed. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011 Online advice can't be all bad if the FPA is hosting free online Q&A advice chat lines as part of Financial Planning Week. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011 Financial advisers and their associations have been lobbying hard to be treated as professionals and it seems ASIC has heeded their advice with a consultation paper that, if implemented, will introduce the biggest shake-up in professional adviser accreditation ... Read more |
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Count has renewed its contract with Iress to continue to provide software to its 550 financial adviser network.
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Cover Story
Passing the baton
LIAM ROCHE
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
Liam Roche's experience in customer relationships and paraplanning has set him up for success as a financial adviser. Now undertaking the Professional Year, the advice associate at Eureka Whittaker Macnaught tells Karren Vergara how a new breed of advisers is flying the flag.