Financial advisory services

The financial services industry is a rapidly growing and technical area that many highly qualified and skilled Chartered Accountants operate in. The industry incorporates a wide range of specialist areas and roles such as funds management, financial planning, superannuation, credit, compliance, training, banking and insurance. It is one of the fastest growing areas that many Chartered Accountants are becoming involved in – both as practitioners and also in business.

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Accountants' exemption

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26 Apr 2013 @ 3:33 | Hugh Elvy

Bridging the gap towards improved financial literacy

In my last blog, I highlighted the level of anxiety felt by consumers when it comes to obtaining financial advice from a fina...

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9 Apr 2013 @ 6:47 | Hugh Elvy

Advisor anxiety and low financial literacy

Earlier this year, the National Seniors Productive Ageing centre report, The Role of Financial Literacy and Financial Adviser...

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6 Feb 2013 @ 5:08 | Hugh Elvy

Financial services: navigating the white water of regulatory change

I recently heard some good advice - that we should ‘get used to the white water, and not go looking for the flat water’. In t...

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29 Nov 2012 @ 10:04 | Hugh Elvy

Accountants' exemption replacement: making a good business decision

When is the right time to make a business decision? There are many factors at play... No doubt there are tradeoffs such as in...

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1 Nov 2012 @ 3:54 | Hugh Elvy

How many pages are necessary for ‘good disclosure’?

Disclosure - how much is necessary to ensure a full understanding of the financial services being offered to clients? While t...

Financial planning chapter

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