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Focus on service, not fee, post-FOFA

The New York Times bestselling author Ron Kaufman has called on Australian financial advisers to embrace a culture of service, ahead of his address at the upcoming AFA conference.

by Staff Writer
September 23, 2013
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In an exclusive interview with ifa, Ron Kaufman, US-based motivational speaker and author of Uplifting Service, said Australia’s Future of Finacial Advice regulations are an opportunity to rethink the approach to client engagement.

“Before you can think about ‘fee for service’, you have to know what service is,” Mr Kaufman said. “Service is taking action to create value for someone else.”

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Before taking action, however, Mr Kaufman says advisers have to examine their clients’ true values and their “broader financial context” (i.e. their views on how external events such as political developments and natural disasters influence their underlying financial needs and goals).

“The most important thing in making the change [to a service culture] is to get yourself into the life of the people you’re serving,” he said.

Mr Kaufman will be presenting a keynote address at the Association of Financial Advisers(AFA) national conference, which will be held on the Gold Coast from 12 to 15 October 2013.

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  1. James Smith says:
    11 years ago

    Spot on. Recommend that all players with influence in our industry ( in particular the ones that attack the value of advice businesses ) attend The Kaufman session and purchase his book Uplifting Service.

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    11 years ago

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  3. Dave says:
    12 years ago

    Is this person real, if he has a decent look he will find OZ advisers are well ahead of this statement, his key note address will be an something he should have addressed years ago. Then again he may take something back and educate the so called educators!!!

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