Call to Retain Existing Level 5 Qualifications
One industry leader's response to news that the Level 5 certificate may be changed, coupled with his suggestion that advisers should concentrate on good...
Lessons from Poor Client Handover
There are key issues advisers need to always keep front of mind, says Compliance Refinery's CEO Steven Burgess. He points to a recent FSCL...
Understand The Buying Journey of Your Clients
Catching the attention of most advisers this week was a guest columnist's suggestion to adopt a softly-softly approach when presenting clients with unexpected or...
Poor Record Keeping Tripping up FAPs
Our report that inadequate record keeping has been identified as a common compliance issue attracted plenty of interest among Riskinfo readers this week..
Inadequate record...
Alternative Solutions for Risk Advice Remuneration
Alternative solutions are being outlined by advisers and other industry stakeholders in Australia to address concerns that remuneration for life insurance advice remains commercially...
Pros and Cons of Mergers & Acquisitions
A list of common mistakes FAPs can make when implementing plans to grow their company via mergers and acquisitions has been published by Strategi...
Keep Client Consults Super Simple
GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER
To be effective as financial advisers we need to begin by focussing on the burning needs of our clients –...
Consultation on New Conduct Outcomes – FMA
Generating interest among Riskinfo readers this week was confirmation by the FMA of a proposed set of consumer and market outcomes it believes the...
FSCL Investigates Premium Payment Confusion
Our report on how the wrong person came to pay for someone else's life policy, and the Financial Ombudsman's investigation that followed, is the...