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Brian Redican
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NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION
NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION
What makes an economist an economist? TCorp chief economist Brian Redican reflects on over three decades of navigating Australia's economic cycles. Riddhima Talwani writes.







What a shame the Government has caved in again to the pressure of big industry vested interests. The commission debate with insurances should have been sorted years ago in the "best interests" of clients. Whilst ever a large part of the advice industry remuneration is commission-based it will never be considred a "profession". The lobby groups are more interested in the "value" af an adviser's business rather than the services that business should be offering to clients at a reasonable fee.