Showing 51 to 60 of 173 articles: STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018 Employees approaching retirement can have significant leave entitlements. This unused leave can be in the form of annual leave, long service leave and sick leave. Read more DANIEL BUTLER | FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018 The eligibility criteria for individuals who wish to bring forward their non-concessional contributions (NCCs) cap post 1 July 2017 is more rigorous and complex than ever before. Read more STUART SHEARY | TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017 Some age care fees are means tested. A resident's assessable income and assets will determine a resident's liability for Read more CAITLIN LYNCH | FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017 As the saying goes, change is the only constant in life. Whether it's the level of regulatory scrutiny and reporting requirements, the way in which clients choose to engage with advisers, their changing values and ideas around what constitutes the ... Read more CAITLIN LYNCH | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017 It seems that barely a day goes by where financial advisers aren't bombarded with media headlines heralding the onslaught of 'fintech': the next gen technology promising to disrupt the traditional financial advice model. And while it is ... Read more YVONNE CHU | FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017 With the introduction of the super reforms on 1 July 2017, it is time to revisit the key differences and considerations when deciding whether to have an automatically reversionary nomination, or a binding / non-lapsing death benefit nomination for account-based ... Read more CHRIS CHOW | FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017 Once seen as a cornerstone tax minimisation strategy for wealthy baby boomers, the changes to the concessional tax treatment of transition to retirement income streams (TRIS) has significantly changed the landscape of financial advice. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017 Australia's financial advice industry is evolving and new thought leaders are emerging. Here the 2017 AFA/ANZ Wealth Rising Star of the Year Award finalists share their thoughts on the future of the industry and why financial advice is the career ... Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017 On 9 February 2017 the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 establishing a new education and professional standards framework for the financial advice industry was legislated. Read more ALLISON DUMMETT | FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017 The role of the traditional financial adviser is increasingly being performed cheaply by industry super funds and automated advice services. Read more |
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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.