Power of social In 2015, Amanda Cassar travelled to Uganda as part of the Hunger Project. She talks to Jamie Williamson about how the experience shaped her approach to financial advice.
 Voice for the industryIf there's one thing that can be said for Australia's advice industry, it's that change is the only constant. And nobody knows this better than Integra ...  Quantum mechanicsTheir level of knowledge and expert opinion across all aspects of financial matters has seen them gain an almost celebrity-like status. Quantum Financial's ...  Out of the box adviceAlign Financial's Darren Johns is no stranger to doing things differently. Here, the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year talks to Jamie Williamson about how ...  Advice from abroadFS Advice spoke with Atlas Wealth Management managing director Brett Evans, an adviser who thrives on providing advice to expats all over the world.  Building relationshipsFS Advice spoke with Fiducian Financial Services' head of financial planning, Robby Southall, who believes good financial advice is the result of honest ...  A new approachFS Advice spoke with 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year, David Reed, who believes that financial advice must move into a retirement coaching role to enable ...  From the ground upSitting in the living room of his house in North Curl Curl, Sydney, Paul Barrett had a plan to create one of the fastest-growing and most innovative independent ... |
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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.
Nominations open for the 2026 Power50
Nominations for the 2026 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community.
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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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Secondary transaction volume in private markets continue to hit new highs, as does fundraising for secondaries vehicles. Yet the market presents vulnerabilities ...
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A governance dashboard is not a governance framework
Research houses are now offering monitoring tools to the licensees who use their ratings. The tools are useful. They do not discharge the governance obligation ...
The global advice gap: why expat clients are harder to serve than they appear
Many Australians are building wealth abroad before ultimately returning home for retirement.
