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Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... delusional. Opening the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne, chief executive Andrea Slattery challenged delegates to take control and be leaders in the industry as it strives towards professionalism. "It is your responsibility to continue ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... called on other governments to begin considering investing in 'regtech'. Speaking in Wiesbaden, Germany, Morrison told delegates more must be done to evolve and adapt to changing consumer preferences across financial services, not only to keep pace but ...

Make advice go viral

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... expectation surrounding it now equal to that of having a mobile phone, said Verse Wealth's Corey Wastle. Wastle provided delegates at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress with insights as to how they can harness the power of social media to benefit both ...

How to put the sizzle back into finance: Grad Mentor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... 'sexy' career prospect it used to be so more needs to be done to attract, develop and retain new recruits. Addressing delegates during the sold-out Professional Practice Workshop at the 2016 FPA Congress in Perth yesterday, Grad Mentor's Alisdair Barr ...

ASIC gives green light to FPA fees code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Association of Australia's Professional Ongoing Fees Code. Announced by FPA chief executive Dante De Gori to over 1000 delegates at the opening of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, it is the first code to ever be approved by the regulator. The code ...

Education alliances to drive growth: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... and cast consideration over succession planning for the next generation of people to serve Australians," De Gori told delegates in his opening address yesterday. He said the key is engaging with universities across Australia, saying that the FPA is currently ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... "It is critically important that Australians have a superannuation system that is efficient and competitive." Not all delegates were entirely supportive of this idea. Speaking on the same panel as Loane, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

EM currencies potential alpha source

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... the world today that can claim to be at worst neutrally valued or proudly cheap." At a recent conference, Osses told delegates that while most emerging markets countries have greater currency reserves than public debt, and a track record of inflation ...

Narev points to GFC for bank dissatisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... CommInsure scandal and the dissection of CBA's financial planning arm by this month's parliamentary committee, Narev told delegates that as part of this strategy they will hear more about remediation and "some of the amounts you might hear will be significant ...

The best marketing is no marketing for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... according to Scott Charlton, a business coach who specialises in helping accountants and financial planners. Addressing delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra, Charlton said the first step was to draft a referral letter which uses ...