Between Meetings with Matt Heine

Greg Kirk, Executive Chairman of Implemented Portfolios, shares some of his experiences over the last 45 years in the finance industry. We talk about the important leadership traits required during the pandemic, the future of the workplace and the challenges of the digital only world on culture. We also discuss the importance of using technology to deliver hyper-personalised client experiences as well as his involvement with new businesses Creative Mass and Lumient. Importantly, we chat through his love for horses and his investment in breeding racehorse winners for the Sydney and Melbourne Cups.

Hear from Matt Brown, Executive GM of Australian Unity Advice, as he shares the early years of his career, the circumstances that drew him into financial advice and to his current role at Australian Unity. We chat through the importance of company values, building resilience in his team through tragedy and key findings of the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index report. We also discuss why he sees the financial industry as a tremendous investment and career opportunity, as well as how technology might be used as ‘guard rails’ for advisers and to improve efficiency and scale.

Neil Younger, CEO of Fortnum Private Wealth, shares some of the major changes he’s seen in the industry over the last 30 years of his career and the evolution of financial advice business structures and models.  We also discuss what the licensee of the future looks like, the benefits and challenges of technology during COVID in the advice relationship, and how Fortnum is using machine learning and AI to help advisers manage their workflows. 

Senator Andrew Bragg shares his thoughts on a wide range of topics, including how he took on tech giants Google and Facebook earlier this year, the importance of dynamic policy settings for Australia to be competitive, the need for regulation and consumer protection in cryptocurrency markets, and what we need to do to make super work more effectively for Australians, as detailed in his book ‘Bad Egg: How to Fix Super’.

Hear how Sarah Brennan's career went from humble beginnings in a call centre, to setting up her own benchmarking business and then becoming the CEO of Investment Trends. We chat through the changing face of advice business models, the explosion of online broking and what advisers can do to position themselves for millennial markets. We also explore the growing importance of ESG, building trust and what we can learn from overseas.

John unpacks the importance of knowing your ‘why’, his journey into the finance sector, key lessons he’s learnt as a CEO, and some of the innovative things Australian Ethical are doing to future proof themselves. We discuss what he sees as the next big themes for investing and he shares some tips on where advisers can look to self-educate on future trends.

Jodie Hampshire, Managing Director, Australia at Russell Investments, shares her journey into the wealth industry, the power of meditation, and the value of having a financial adviser. We discuss the future of advice, creating personalised experiences and the role of women. 

Internationally recognised speaker, author, Founder and CEO of Absolute Engagement, Julie Littlechild shares her research and insights into client engagement. We talk data collection, NPS, client segmentation and the role technology plays in creating a client experience.

Andrew Walsh, Managing Director and CEO of Iress, shares his journey from founding Xplan 20 years ago to becoming the CEO of Iress. Andrew talks technology adoption, where advisers should start, the curse of the digital magpie and the importance of leveraging and protecting data. Hear Andrew’s thoughts on the future ‘bionic’ adviser, and how advisers can harness robo-technology to provide an on-demand client experience.

Neville Azzopardi, founding partner and CEO of Sayers Wealth, on the launch of a new wealth management business and challenging the status quo.  Listen to Neville discuss the opportunities to bring together a more holistic wealth approach for high net worth individuals (HWNIs), addressing the importance of family, the multi-generational family business, technology and the changing face of philanthropy.