EMPLOYMENT

Financial planning

As firms jostle to retain their top talent in a competitive jobs market, recruiters observe discussions around professional development and growth have become increasingl...

Financial planning

Nearly 18 months since Invest Blue adopted its nine-day fortnight structure to support employee wellbeing, the national advice firm has enjoyed positive results across al...

Financial planning

Employers should not panic if remuneration budgets are too stretched to offer salary bumps, according to two recruiters, as staff say they are also attracted to a greater...

Funds management

As fund managers look to enhance efficiencies and reduce operating expenses amid active underperformance, former abrdn managing director Brett Jollie shares how to succes...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has revealed that over 60 per cent of financial advice practices are enjoying profit margins above 20 per cent, heralding a new era of salary growth, stab...

People & Products

Former abrdn managing director Brett Jollie and F3 founder Camilla Love are among appointments to the advisory board of Melbourne recruitment firm Kaizen....

People & Products

Financial and insurance services has seen the largest drop in job vacancies in the past quarter, making it the only industry to have lower vacancies than pre-pandemic, ac...

Financial planning

Australia’s educated workers have benefitted from a tight labour market and improved job flexibility but later retirement comes with its own policy implications, say econ...

Tools & guides

When entering paid employment, it’s not long before we are told that we’ll need to lodge a tax return but there are times when a person will be excepted. ...

Expert Analysis

Margo Lydon explains why it is time to change the narrative of ‘more jobs’ to one focused on giving people ‘better jobs’....

Financial planning

Dozens of class actions lawsuits are being filed in the United States as thousands lose their jobs over COVID-19....

Financial planning

A third of wealth management organisations expect to hire more employees this year, according to research....

Financial planning

The majority of millennials feel confident about their financial future but aren’t prepared for the possibility of unemployment due to injury or illness, new research fro...

Expert Analysis

Margo Lydon says positive leadership is key to managing workplace mental health issues in the wake of the financial services Royal Commission....

Superannuation

Australian workplace mental health is still a work in progress, as one in four employees experience a high level of stress at work and one in five of those say they will ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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