Writing and podcast
What is Every Chair?
Every Chair is my newsletter on Australian financial services, read from every seat it has to pass through: practitioners, regulators, boards, and the people they all exist to serve. New essays arrive by email, and it's free.
What is the Best Advice Podcast?
The Best Advice Podcast, hosted by Fraser Jack and me: conversations with leaders about the best advice they ever received, and what they did with it.
Listen on YouTube · Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Audible
On LinkedIn
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Reports
Data Storm: exposing the real data challenges in Australian wealth management (November 2024, commissioned by Elemnta) Read →
In the media
I'm regularly quoted in the trade press on financial advice, insurance and regulation. Recent coverage:
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$4k comprehensive advice fee the new bar for viability, Professional Planner (May 2025)
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New look SOA proposal 'disappointing', Professional Planner (Mar 2025)
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'One Jenga piece away from collapse': fragile data systems hindering advice, Money Management (Nov 2024)
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Advice cost anchored down by admin, Professional Planner (Nov 2024)
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'An important step forward': ATO determination recognises advice as a profession, Professional Planner (Sep 2024)
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Warnings raised over 'proliferation' of unlicensed aged-care advice, Professional Planner (Apr 2024)