November 28, 2017

Reinvention: why Asia holds the answers

With an ageing population, our need to reinvent our sources of income for retirement has become even more acute. To do this, we must harness our desire to improve and innovate, and look beyond our shores to what Asia has to offer. As Sam Hallinan, managing director of Nikko Asset Management explains, advisers are more aware of the opportunities borne out of the Asian region, but it’s now a question of how to access that potential. Sam discusses what role advisers have to play in reinventing our financial futures and why Asia holds the answers.

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Australia’s reinvention has already begun

In the second video in our series showcasing our Collective Partners’ views on our reinvention, Sam Hallinan of Nikko Asset Management talks about the opportunity for Australia to align more with the fortunes of Asia. To me, this makes perfect sense. You only have to walk down the street in the city to see how Australia has embraced Asian influences: shops, restaurants, tourism and property developments are all very obvious signs of our strong business and financial ties to Asia.

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Is there a role for advisers in direct property investment?

One of the biggest industry compliance issues leaving advisers unstuck is the lack of clarity and transparency in the separation between product sales and advice, which means potentially steered investment advice to products, which may provide a greater interest to the planner than to the client.

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