SCOTT LAWRENCE | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009 With our investor's best financial interests in mind, how can we best navigate through the uncertainty of financial markets? Read more JULIA FEHER | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Julia Feher won the 2009 IFSA Deloitte Future Leaders award for this paper, which looks at the different ways that the financial advice industry can ensure quality advice for clients whether the markets are up or down. Feher explores how the market ... Read more JOHN BASSILIOS | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 With Australia showing a resilient economy through the global financial crises and looking like having a booming financial services industry, it's no surprise that overseas companies want a share of the Australian market. John Bassilios explores ... Read more  SUZANNE DUNCAN , SHANKER RAMAMURTHY | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 In this report, Suzanne L. Duncan and Shanker Ramamurthy from the IBM Institute for Business Value endeavour to find answers for the question: How will the financial markets industry make money in the future? The global financial crisis has exposed ... Read more DEAN RUSHTON | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Dean Rushton writes about the findings of the independent consumer research into the behaviours and motivations of homebuyers in the market. The study was commissioned by Loan Market last year and included focus groups made up of first home buyers ... Read more ALAN SHIELDS | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 In this report, Alan Shields discusses the study done by research firm Retail Finance Intelligent into the changes in saving behaviour among consumers since mid-2008, using economic data and the results of The Australian Savings and Deposits Council ... Read more DEBORAH WIXTED | SATURDAY, 10 JAN 2009 This paper considers some of the key issues financial planners should evaluate if they wish to go about incorporating advice on aged care needs into their financial planning business. Aged care is more than just hostels and nursing homes; it also includes ... Read more HUGH BANNISTER | SATURDAY, 10 JAN 2009 Hugh Bannister of Optimo Financial has spent most of his working life building computer software modelling tools for the energy and finance leasing industries. Through the years Bannister has also received personal financial advice that has not served ... Read more  DAVID CARNEY , ALF PRIESTLEY | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 Running a successful business and managing the growth of personal wealth is not easy for business owners of small to medium-sized enterprises (SME). Most business owners are so busy working within their business that they do not have many opportunities ... Read more |
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MAGDELINE JACOVIDES
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MAZI WEALTH
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL ADVISER
MAZI WEALTH
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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