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Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Implementing new means of engagement with clients and collaborating more with fellow advisers is paramount to changing the public's perception of the financial advice industry. Discussing the key themes of the final day of judging for this year's Rising ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... mistakes." He added that the past 10 years have taught him three important lessons as an investor: capital preservation is paramount, understand the difference between investment and speculation, and "quality and compound interest are the gifts that ...

NAB adviser puts beneficiaries at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... re-sign the forms. "Our customers are our number one priority, and ensuring they have correctly completed documentation is paramount. While there is no evidence of ill-intent, and advisers gain no personal benefit, this practice is clearly wrong and ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... for the company. Those in the Asia Pacific see ethical decision-making (38%) and relationship building skills (40%) as paramount. In this new era of leadership, the industry's biggest challenge is finding leaders who can articulate a compelling vision ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... capital markets leader for Oceania, Tim Dring, said putting the customer at the centre of business models is going to be paramount to rebuilding trust in the sector, particularly for Australian banks "given the increased pressure from government and ...

Bond investors urged to play tactics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... widest range of credit and interest rate securities that guarantee regular interest and certainty of maturity will be paramount to ensure stability in investors' portfolios," managing director of BondAdviser Geoff Malkin says. Analysis also suggests ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... events cease being the major cause of movement in financial markets, then its idiosyncratic risk in securities has become paramount, and the move toward passive investment that we see today may not be the right trend and active management may be where ...

Westpac fortifies commitment to data protection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... investment officer Dave Curran said: "As a major financial institution, data security and protecting our customers is of paramount importance. This increased commitment is a further signal of the importance of QuintessenceLabs technology to our capability ...

Non-aligned advisers gifted growth opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... was asking myself what the point of actually having the business was. The relationship with the client is absolutely paramount," Henderson said.

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... groups agree on rejecting any auction model (as used in some overseas jurisdictions) and that consumer protections are paramount.