Macquarie Partners Financial Advisory

To all our clients, partners and suppliers we wish you the very best of Christmas and a very joyful and prosperous New Year!!

According to Professional Planner “at the end of 2018 we had 28,000 advisers, whereas now we’re just over 19,000”

As at 10 December 2021 according to FASEA 17,950 advisers have passed the adviser exams held to date.

Of those who have passed:
Over 15,500 are recorded as active financial advisers on ASIC FAR, representing 82% of active advisers on ASIC’s Financial Adviser Register (FAR).

Whilst the exam was successfully passed, the exam in itself doesn’t not make us better advisers. Passing this regulatory exam only shows our commitment to our clients to go through the industry challenges and it’s continual regulatory changes whether it’s practical or impractical to allow us to serve our clients well.

• H A P P Y N EW Y E A R 2 0 2 1 • 🎉🎉

With so many businesses going online during CoVid19 lockdown the delivery timeframe from paying for the order online through to actually receiving the parcel has taken 2-3 times longer than usual. Some thoughts for small businesses to consider.
• Does the courier or delivery company you select have capacity? The best way to understand their process and capacity is to use their services for yourself.
• Do you have a written process for yourself and your staff to follow? It will highlight any loop holes. Once you select the delivery company then test your process by ordering online and getting it delivered to your home then try it on a friend or someone outside your company and get their feedback.
• Consider carefully your packaging so you are not wasting materials and ensure it is secure to minimise any potential damage to zero
• Is there a way to track the parcel you are delivering to minimise loss or goods being stolen? Is it worth the cost of admin to follow up lost goods and packages, then only to refund the customer?
• We have purchased from the following stores MYER , World of books and Pavement. The best experience so far was with MYER Via Australia Post. We still have not received orders from the other companies.

Social distancing laws are helping to keeping Australia safe. However in order for the statistics to continue reversing it will take us all working together in the next stage. Up keeping high levels of hygiene and immunity is absolutely essential. Healthy living should be our ongoing focus even after we return back to our usual routines. 😊

The Federal Government has announced several stimulus measures designed to counteract the economic impact of Coronavirus. Parliament is currently sitting to legislate these measures but we expect them to pass largely unaltered.

Please see below the link to see how it can assist you practically and financially during these challenging times.

http://click.comms.ioof.com.au/?qs=5cc41df7c2e57cff0b045f100443e24d31f76165887094bf0a2dd52e3c3af15a953cc53f497ce6ef35e80b4c27ecda69

• T R U E B L U E • In the spirit of true blue Australians, Woolworths are employing Qantas employees to help speed up repacking shelves.

Coles group are recruiting an additional 5,000 casual team members to join their supermarkets across Australia and providing income to shareholders ....

“On Friday we will be paying our interim dividend which will be returning over $400 million to shareholders. This will benefit millions of Australians either through direct shareholding, superannuation or index funds. “

If anyone is in the hospitality industry and is in need of urgent work try applying for a casual position with Woolworths, Coles, Canon or Delivery companies such as Uber eats.

Also look out online for warehouses stock and supply pharmacies and health shops as they will need help as well.

For those who are needing work due to potential future redundancies software, telecommunications and technology companies are growing exponentially due to increase of people working remotely from Home. Perhaps look at retraining in these areas.

There will be sectors who will carry our economy like medical, software, technology and communications, consumables, local delivery and transportation while tourism, hospitality and retail shops are down.... so not all is lost we are just rebooting... 😊🙏

Leadership #101

Congratulations to Central West girls who are representing NSW Country team!! Great to see you carving the way for other girls to follow!!