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FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... are generic funds and seven funds are specifically designed for particular large employers. At the AIST investment conference in September, CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan said lifecycle superannuation funds are gaining traction ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF deadlines, the prevailing sentiment at the 2015 AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns was that change is inevitable and most advisers are ready to adapt. Speaking at the conference, Fox said that ...

Culture is the 'glue' that drives growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... fail, research has found. Organisational leadership expert David Peake, chief executive of Team Gene, said at the AFA conference in Cairns this week there is a mathematical formula to determine the performance of individual staff. This formula factors ...

Embrace change to stay relevant

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... to author and social researcher Michael McQueen. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns this week, McQueen cited examples of global well-known brands - such as Kodak, SAAB, Borders and Atari - that had ...

AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Advice Centre was presented with the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year Award at the close of another successful national conference in Cairns. At the same time, Kearney Group took home the coveted Practice of the Year Award. Presenting the awards at a sparkles ...

The power of saying no to difficult advice clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Excellence in Advice award winner Kate McCallum. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns, McCallum explained that when her business was at a difficult point in 2009 and she only had 10 clients, she took ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... according to Effortless Engagement owner Dean Lombardo. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Lombardo related how he'd run a workshop with parents of primary school-age children about their financial ...

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... imagine that they are also not thinking about adding to staffing levels. But we don't need our imaginations for this, the Conference Board's latest consumer confidence survey -- the index dropped to 97.6 in October from 102.6 in the previous month (downwardly ...

Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... to avoid a "lottery" in the Senate, according to chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Fox discussed the AFA "narrative" and the issues affecting financial advice. He argued that the AFA's role in the ...

Shaw and Partners appoints more institutional execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
Shaw and Partners appointed a REIT analyst and a head of corporate access as it expands and develops its institutional business. Peter Zuk joins the firm from Goldman Sachs as its new real estate investment trust (REIT) analyst. He has experience in ...