Are weight-loss jabs creating a new advice opportunity?BY MARCELLO BERTASSO | THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026 2:44PM Clients who lose weight and improve their health often overlook how the change impacts their retirement dynamics and insurance policies.
 Superannuation is dead, long live the pension systemIt was reported last week that the average super fund pension account is now $200,000 confirming that Australia's superannuation system is transforming ... Budget 2012: fight or adapt?The outcry against the budget move to reduce the concession on superannuation contributions tax for people with taxable incomes above $300,000 shows how ... FOFA's all done, now back to workWell 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 ... Simplifying investment strategiesNo 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 ... Adviser leadership needed to beat tough issuesThe 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. New Year's focusWelcome 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 ... Shifting groundThis 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 ... Waiting in the wingsOnerous 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. Social media advisers the new 'vogue'Financial advice and the world of social media are slowly connecting as advisers find themselves facing new opportunities and pitfalls in this space. |
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ASIC stalls Sequoia bid to ditch cross guarantee deed
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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.
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Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.
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How technology is turning tax complexity into client clarity
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Why Australia's financial advisers will be more valuable in 10 years, not less
Despite a rise of innovative solutions across the wealth management sector, financial advisers will prove valuable for in-person advice.
What America's $1 trillion direct indexing boom tells us about the evolution of MAs
What Australia can learn from direct indexing, a tax-efficient form of managed accounts utilised in the US.
Stonepoint is another lesson in fund governance and investor protection
The demise of the Stonepoint Capital Fund may have gone under the radar for many, but proves an important point for independent governance when examined.
