It has been said that a long time sitting in front of clients telling them what to do with their money can do funny things to your mind. Nick Bruining explores the more s...
There are a lot of benefits in being a small dealer. You don’t have a person showing up every few months from national office to talk about…. Well, you just don’t get a v...
I think it is time someone spilled the beans on computers and described exactly what goes on. Firstly, we should establish the fact that there are basically two types of ...
Well, now the silly season has passed us by, we can all get back to some serious work. I must confess to having caught the millennium bug, at least something must have ca...
A lot of advisers do not appreciate the finer qualities of the business development executives whose job it is to tend to their every wish. Nick Bruining, however, won’t ...
In an obvious move to boost a desperately sagging circulation, “Stewy the Fridge” has decided to cast decency, good taste and sense to the four winds and ask the lemming ...
Recent HSBC Australia recruit David Stuart has got the nod as regional chief invest-ment officer following the departure of long serving Ian Burden....
When we last left our favourite lemming, newly annointed dealer principal Nick Bruining, being atacked by a group of brochure delivery men (BDMs). In this exciting instal...
“Hello, Nick Bruining speaking.”...
Readers will remember our last episode where Nick Bruining had decided to take the leap of faith required to obtain a dealer's licence. We left our intrepid hero dangling...


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...