Independence: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
“Banning conflicts is impossible so we shouldn’t bother.” It’s an opinion appearing in the trade press commonly now and the problem with that is it’s
The Origin Of The Professions: From Barbers To Surgeons
Dr Simon Longstaff AO (Board member at FASEA and executive director of the Ethics Centre) delivered an insightful keynote at a PIFA annual Symposium which
Veteran Secrets To Redefining – And Monetising – Your Financial Planning Business
Financial planning should be, we believe, an engaging and uplifting experience for the client who is, after all, planning his or her future. The challenge
Creating Great Expectations
The lack of clearly understood expectations is the source of all sorts of strife in relationships, the cause of most conflicts, and the beginning of
Banks: “Financial Planners Are Our Salesforce”
The ASIC has announced this morning that it is suing CBA for breaching conflicted remuneration laws. Here’s the situation: CBA buys Colonial’s superannuation fund for
Investing Your FASEA ‘Gift Of Time’
How will you convert Senator Rex Patrick’s heart-stopping, last-minute, legislation-blocking backflip into your own personal ‘gift of time’? Yes – we’d all like more time to get more done. Trouble
