Volume 7 Number 1

Volume 7 Issue 1

Superannuation

Financial advice: risky business or critical growth engine

JO-ANNE BLOCH | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Many superannuation funds are thinking seriously about whether providing financial advice can help them retain members and improve awareness of the benefits they offer. Mercer believes funds can easily ... Many ... Read more

Financial adviser retirement income planning experiences, strategies, and recommendations

REBECCA KING | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Advisers report a continued increase in the percent of their clientele base who are receiving retirement income products, services, or advice from them in the past 12 months. This study also shows an ... Advisers ... Read more

Insurance

Squeezing the lemon: driving insurance profits in the new investment landscape

GRAHAM HARMAN | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

This paper looks at ways to "squeeze the lemon", and to work your asset portfolio harder. We clarify the mechanisms by which developments in security markets can impact an insurance company; ... This ... Read more

Weathering the storm – The Australian dollar in a post – GFC world

ROGER BRIDGES | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

The global financial crisis (GFC) may have proved to be a turning point for the Australian economy and the way the Australian dollar (AUD) trades in the future. In this paper, Roger Bridges discusses ... The ... Read more

Applied Financial Planning

Keeping your foot on the outsourcing control pedal

NATHAN TRAVELL | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Regulators globally have expressed concerns over how financial institutions that outsource business-critical functions operate their relationships with third-party service providers. This papers weighs ... Regulators ... Read more

Planning for success

Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

This white paper from CoreData talks to industry leaders about the issues facing planners as a result of the FOFA reforms and the likely trends that are emerging including consolidation and the entrance ... This ... Read more

Beyond FOFA - five fault lines shaping the 'real' future of financial advice

JAN KOLBUSZ | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

This white paper contends that the 'real' future of financial advice will be determined by the way participants in Australia's financial advisory sector react to a number of emerging ... This ... Read more

To downsize or not to downsize?

JADE STACK | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Advisers are concerned about providing the best advice for their clients without detrimentally affecting their business revenue. In this article, Stack aims to demonstrate that whilst more calculations ... Advisers ... Read more

Kicking goals

FINNIAN KELLY , SARAH RIEGELHUTH | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Nick* went to see financial advisers Sarah Riegelhuth and Finn Kelly after he had been playing AFL professionally for three years. While he had managed to save some money and intended to purchase a property ... Nick* ... Read more

Advice sceptic won over

CHRISTOPHER HEPPINGSTONE | Comments | THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012

Michael Smith* had a negative experience with the financial planning industry in the 1980's and was extremely sceptical of financial advisers. He had built up a net worth of $1.5 million over the years ... Michael ... Read more

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Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute ANNABELLE DICKSON \| 12:29PM The financial services sector has had the highest improvement on an ethics index despite still receiving the lowest score of all sectors, new research shows.	FPA announces 2020 award winners KANIKA SOOD An adviser from Western Australia has won the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year award, as the association announces its 2020 award winners.

FASEA reveals October exam results KARREN VERGARA The majority of financial advisers who sat the most recent exam passed, according to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority.	Advice for all could add $630bn to economy JAMIE WILLIAMSON If all Australians were to receive financial advice and properly implement that advice, the economy would grow by $630 billion a year while Age Pension spending would go down by more than 20%, new research shows.

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