Robert Brown Robert MC Brown has a Bachelor of Economic, is a FCA and is a chartered accountant with over 25 years experience as a superannuation consultant, financial planner and trustee. He has written and spoken extensively about policy and technical issues in the financial services industry. He was the original author of Butterworth's Superannuation and Retirement Benefits in Australia and has been a monthly columnist for Charter magazine since 1982. Robert was the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds' inaugural Trustee of the Year in 1994 and in 2001 he was voted as one of the top 10 most influential people in the superannuation industry.
ROBERT BROWN | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 Reinventing financial planning was commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants (in Australia) in March 2007 to examine future directions for the financial planning industry. In the paper it is suggested that the basis for professionalism ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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