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Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... financial advice industry there are still changes needed to evict the elephant in the room. Following a recent industry conference, financial adviser at Thompson Financial Services Phil Thompson highlighted that a subtle undercurrent of sexism was still ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney, CBA head of fixed income research Adam Donaldson noted the appeal of Australian bond markets in a low-growth environment. ...

Securitor names adviser of the year

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... years of partnering with Australia's leading advice practices. The milestone was celebrated at the company's annual conference, Convention16, in Perth. "We are one of the longest standing licensees in Australia, which is a testament to the first-class ...

Reduced contribution cap hurts women, self-employed workers: SMSFA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... self-employed. Following the release of SMSF Association/Rice Warner research on the subject, Slattery explained at a press conference in Sydney that, in general, SMSF trustees generally only start making significant contributions after they turn 50. ...

Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... interactions with government. Speaking to media following the EGM, which was held at last week's AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra, out-going president Deborah Kent said: "This process shows us that the AFA has the support of the majority of ...

The best marketing is no marketing for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... 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 heartfelt words of appreciation for existing ...

LIF to be introduced this week

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. Responding to questions from industry journalists at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra the Federal Member for Higgins said the bill, which will eventually bring down maximum upfront commissions on life ...

AFA award shines spotlight on women in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... and in the broader community. Diamantidis accepted her award at the annual Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference in Canberra. After acknowledging the work of her fellow finalists and thanking the award sponsor TAL, she used her speech to ...

Godfrey Pembroke celebrates excellence in advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... group Godfrey Pembroke has revealed the winner of its Adviser of the Year and Premier Practice Awards at its biennial conference. Principal financial planning specialist at Lighthouse Capital, Julia Schortinghuis, was awarded Adviser of the Year. She ...

Top tips to kill your advice business

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... to Kearney Group chief executive Paul Kearney. Speaking as part of a focus session at the 2016 AFA National Advisers Conference, Kearney took delegates through his top tips to murder their financial planning businesses. His first tip focused on strategy ...