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Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker that he is (yes, I'm a Carney groupie now), he said it more eloquently... even quoting from Karl Marx's "The ...

Client education initiative joins AdviceInnovation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
A client education and communication solution has joined the AdviceInnovation hub, an online initiative that aims to provide solutions for financial advice businesses. The Innergi business has developed an online Financial Knowledge Centre which allows ...

Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... create an online hub to provide solutions to advice businesses. The businesses behind the newly-created AdviceInnovation are Astute Wealth, The Social Adviser, Complete Client Connection, Now Sorted!, 64 Media and PressDev. "There are a lot of great ...

Resources needed for outcomes, regulators warn Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... regulator said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) noted that a risk-based supervisory approach "requires astute judgment by supervisory staff and confidence based on experience." "Maintaining a high-quality workforce with deep industry ...

AstuteWheel launch estate planning tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
AstuteWheel have launched an estate planning tool that helps advisers gather their clients' information before they meet with the solicitor. "Usually clients don't know where to start when it comes to estate planning and unless the adviser knows how ...

Advisers battle to reconnect with disengaged clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... that don't have a number of disengaged clients, they usually account for 10% of your client base," financial adviser and Astute Wealth Advice director Hans Egger told Financial Standard. Egger noted that this type of clients tend to increase when practices ...

Wealthtrac steps up SMSF campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... other superannuation solutions. "We are very excited to strengthen our distribution team with James on board. He is an astute and experienced business development manager, with strong network and relationships with advisers. He will drive the expansion ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... world have been solved," he said. "However, as 2012 has shown, a situation which can go from worse to bad is one in which astute investors can make considerable amounts of money." Burgess reminds investors that GDP growth and capital market returns are ...

New platform to help client engagement post FOFA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... has been launched with the aim of making it easier to engage with clients, over the internet as well as face to face. The Astute Wealth Advice - Client Engagement Platform, is an online program that aims to both engage and educate clients, beginning ...