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Advisers to embrace aged care opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Howes said. He said there is a role for advisers to play in assisting clients in planning ahead and achieving better outcomes, given they often seek advice late in the process. "In 2016-17, over 1.3 million people received some form of aged care. Clearly ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... that they take the issue of gender diversity seriously," she said. "Diverse boards and leadership teams lead to better outcomes for shareholders and stakeholders alike. They lead to greater innovation and better bottom lines."

Industry fund chair steps down after three decades

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... the southern states. "I'm extremely proud of my association with BUSSQ. The focus of the fund is on delivering better outcomes for our members and it's been an honour to contribute to this over so many years," Lette said. BUSSQ chief executive Linda ...

The next generation of bancassurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... partnerships represents an evolutionary shift in the bancassurance model away from manufacturing which should result in better outcomes for clients, given the benefits associated with specialisation and best of breed solutions. This shift presented a ...

Greater tech support needed for goals-based advice strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... our clients in a way and with an underlying philosophy that we actually believe in and is seeing them achieve better outcomes."

Super guarantee must be 12pct: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... addressing the disparity between the super balances of women and men was an imperative for greater social equality and better outcomes for all in retirement. "While women can look forward to retiring with more superannuation than their mothers and grandmothers ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... Elliott said he looks forward to making a positive and progressive contribution to help deliver long-term change, better outcomes for customers and in turn helps rebuild the industry's reputation. "The banking industry is working hard to build trust ...

Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
... gained in using managed accounts is not to make money for themselves, rather to do their jobs better and deliver better outcomes for clients, Dunnin said. He forecasts in the next five years, managed accounts will takeover investment wraps and non-super ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... markets, very few self-reported the purpose of their work as being to contribute to economic growth or deliver better outcomes for clients. "When you don't have the right motivation it leads to demotivation, and that leads to self-interest. And self-interest ...

Effective data management key to engagement: ISWG

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... ability to more effectively price insurance by reducing the unknowns and assumptions which, in turn, should lead to better outcomes for members." ISWG chairman Jim Minto added that improved data sharing would help members make better decisions about ...