FS Power50: Stay open-minded and learn from others This year's Power50 is a broad mix of familiar and fresh faces, all doing their bit for their clients, their community, and their colleagues, as selected by their peers. Viridian Advisory senior financial adviser Amanda Ragkousis is committed to nurturing a culture of continuous learning and growth in the financial realm.
 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 ...  Power of socialIn 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 ...  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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Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms
Centrepoint Alliance will acquire Queensland financial advice practices Cairns Wealth and Pinnacle Wealth for $3 million from Astute Financial Management.
Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson
FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson warned licensees to improve their control measures for authorised representatives to avoid any unintended consequences.
AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is pausing all InterPrac Financial Planning-related determinations as court proceedings instigated by the latter are underway.
More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks
An industry expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups.
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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.
Expert Feed
Fixing the CSLR: the UK FSCS offers lessons - but not a blueprint
UK's equivalent scheme of the CSLR highlights the lack of stability and predictability it currently has, expert says.
Helping clients stay the course in volatile markets
Fidelity International's recent research shows many investors are maintaining a "long-term" perspective despite recent market turmoil.
Let's be honest: is it a tech stack... or just a stack of tech?
Financial advisers need to be aware that sophisticated technology does not always serve as a practical, effective tool.
At the crossroad of governance: the two choices for Australian fund managers
Internalising trustees, although lawful, weakens independent oversight and can expose a fund manager to greater risks than those outsourcing the capability ...
