Adios 2016 - almost! A review of any year highlights the good, bad, and the indifferent - or events that have seen intentions delivered, or have left us incredulous, or present us with benchmarks of integrity to be admired and acknowledged. Despite some bad and distinctly indifferent aspects, there are still reasons to be cheerful and optimistic - and to look forward to 2017.
Read MoreSat in a busy Cafe in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, contemplating the past week in Australia on behalf of SuiteBox Ltd. If you've been somehow indisposed for the past few months, and haven't come across SuiteBox for some strange reason, check out this innovative technology - you'll soon wonder how you ever functioned without it.
Read MoreThe emergence of Financial Advice NZ, heralds the start of a new era in the country’s financial services industry. For the first time in NZ history – and possibly for the first time in the OECD territories – there is a real opportunity to develop a united representative body aimed at embracing advisers from all parts of the industry.
Read MoreWith the release of the FMA’s report on policy replacement, reactions have been many and varied. There have been calls for government intervention, investigations into non-adviser channel practices, and focus given to the methods of gathering new business for other non-life risk products in the market. So let’s drill down and put some perspective on the issue.
Read More