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Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... non-advisory staff education support such as fee course funding or paid time off to study for exams. Business Health partner Rod Bertino said the world can change very quickly and to survive in business, firms need to be adaptable and willing to invest ...

Adviser pay, incentives disparity revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... those from South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory received less ($8,489). Business Health partner Rod Bertino said given the substantial impact employee costs have on a practice's ongoing viability and profitability, it is no surprise ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... 27% of advice practices are touching base with their best clients more than 10 times a year. Business Health owner Rod Bertino told a Midwinter event this morning that while there is no one correct answer, how often an adviser communicates depends on ...

Last chance to have your say: Financial Standard weekly spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... clear that practices aren't on as solid a foundation as they might first appear to be," Bell said. Business Health's Rod Bertino said about all of the 226 participating practices featured in the study were looking to increase profitability and key client ...

Advice practices need succession plan: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... practices have a long-term business plan and even less (30%) have any documented succession plan. Business Health's Rod Bertino said about all of the 226 participating practices featured in the study were looking to increase profitability and key client ...

Succession planning major issue for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... these practices are run by "indispensable" sole proprietors. "These are major issues," said Business Health owner Rod Bertino. "Only 9% of these practices have what we would class as a truly effective succession plan. 62% of these practices are sole ...

BDMs facing major changes without industry support

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... planning and compliance monitoring. "To do all these components well is absolutely impossible," Business Health partner Rod Bertino said. "There is a disconnection between what's happening in the market place and what BDMs are being asked to do," he ...

Advice practice profitability drops by 50%: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... increased costs and the fact that many have not done enough to comply with new regulation, Business Health partner Rod Bertino said. "The things that drive revenue have been let go, and we have seen an emergence of not-so-healthy practices," Bertino ...

Fee-for-service advice made easy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... steps four and five (costs) and then adding step six (target profit margin) to find out the overall cost of advice. Rod Bertino, Business Health partner, said the equation does not determine how much financial planning groups should charge for advice ...

FPA members gain practice tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... by HealthCheck, our members will be able to make informed decisions about the future of their business," she said. Rod Bertino, Business Health partner, said the tool could be accessed at any time and all the information is inputted is strictly confidential. ...
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