The Chinese-based Huawei Group seems to be conflicted. Despite being recognised as a world-leader in forth-coming 5G telecom technology, western countries are reticent to trust them to advise, build, and maintain their future data highways. Similarly, Robert Muller’s investigations into alleged conflicts of significant interest and influence surrounding President Trump’s ascendency...
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Hello, I’m from ASIC and I’d like you to justify the advice fees you charge? Are you ready for this question? Reminds me of the gag about the tourist in Ireland who asks a local for directions to Dublin. The Irishman replies: “Well sir, if I were you, I wouldn’t...
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Have you heard of FASEA? It’s the relatively new Financial Standards and Ethics Authority, established in April 2017, well before last year’s Banking Royal Commission, to set the education, training and ethical standards of licensed financial planners. It’s creating significant new regulations for planners and as expected, creating a stir...
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How do you identify the right financial adviser? It’s hard. Moreover, it is potentially getting harder. Last week the government’s chief economic adviser – the Productivity Commission - recommended the formation of an expert panel to select the ten best superannuation funds to assist the 474,000 Australians who join the...
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Have you read Robert Cialdini’s book Influence? Great book. I re-read it over Christmas. It reminded me of the influential ‘short-cuts’ in our lives. Those psychologically engrained triggers we each develop that either warn, encourage, hinder or help us quickly make sense of what’s going on in our complex lives....
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