 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 | FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012 While a lot of the FOFA reforms focused on the negatives of remuneration restrictions, it is reforms to the codes of practice, self regulation and the enshrining of the terms 'financial adviser' and 'financial planner' that create cause for optimism ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012 Three months ago super funds were averaging 12 month returns of 0.5%; today fund researchers like Rainmaker through its SelectingSuper surveys are reporting that just two months later by end August rolling 12 month returns had jumped 14-fold back to ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012 Advisers are angry, not because of relentless reforms or the regular attacks they are often subjected to in the media, but because in an attempt to stamp out the dreaded practice of churning, insurers have decided it is the advisers who are the culp ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012 Asset consultant Towers Watson released research in June that concluded super funds should adopt a new approach to managing investment risk. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012 Two important stories hit the advice industry airwaves last week. Both warned that while advisers can't help everybody, there is a high price to be paid when self-directed investing or insurance goes horribly wrong. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012 It was reported last week that the average super fund pension account is now $200,000 confirming that Australia's superannuation system is transforming from one built on accumulation lump sums to one built on retirement incomes much faster than we t ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012 The outcry against the budget move to reduce the concession on superannuation contributions tax for people with taxable incomes above $300,000 shows how for these investors super has been oversold and advisers need to craft alternative strategies. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012 Well that was over quicker than I thought. Months of lead up, industry and political wrangling and warnings of impasses that would freeze the FOFA reforms in its tracks came to naught with speculation of a last minute deal between the FPA and ISN. Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012 No wonder investors are confused. Almost every week they are told in investment newsletters to hold course and wait for the recovery while at the same time they are told to dial down their equities exposure, increase their fixed interest weightings ... Read more CHRISTOPHER PAGE | WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012 The new year is already well under way and we are into the second month as if Christmas and New Year was a fleeting momentary dream. Read more |
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Former financial adviser charged in alleged $160k super fraud case
Former financial adviser Abdullah Popal has been charged with alleged fraud offences in Sydney's north-west, accused of hoodwinking five individuals out of over $160,000 from their self-managed super funds (SMSFs).
Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA
The FAAA has voiced concerns over the Labor government's proposed superannuation tax, saying if they are negotiating with the Greens, a reduction in the cap to $2 million would be problematic.
FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) ...
Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker
The March quarter saw the highest number of financial advisers join the sector in the last seven years to reach 15,982, according to Rainmaker Information.
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On top of running a successful practice, Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides is a fierce advocate for closing the superannuation gender gap and has built a highly popular social media presence that takes financial literacy to the next level. She tells Karren Vergara where her passion comes from and how she integrates it all with family life.
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