Employee share ownership plans are a structure by which an employer either gives an employee shares or an opportunity to buy shares in the company they work for. Craig West from Succession Plus delves a little deeper into employee share ownership plans and how they can be leveraged in advice businesses.

This year’s budget shocked the industry with its dramatic changes to super tax concessions. The FPA’s Dimitri Diamantes discusses in more detail what the changes mean for advisers.

The ASX’s mFund’s Settlements Service is a gateway for advisers to access unlisted managed funds through an ASX broker rather than a traditional platform. ASX head of customer and business development Ian Irvine discusses how advisers can make best use of mFunds for their clients.

The rising appetite for exchange traded funds in Australia has seen them transition towards becoming a mainstay in the portfolios of local investors. We speak with Alex Vynokur, managing director of BetaShares, about the evolution of Australia’s ETF sector and what are some of the key developments that we can expect to see in the coming years.

At this point in time, there are a number of regulatory reforms and changes being proposed and/or implemented in the financial services industry in Australia. We speak with Dante De Gori, chief executive officer of the Financial Planning Association of Australia about some of those regulatory issues and also flag some upcoming items and events.

Many legislative changes governing aged care were brought into effect from July 1 this year. One area that was affected was accommodation, joining us today is Aged Care Steps technical manager Lara Hanson, to discuss this issue.

Managed portfolios are continuing to attract investor favour for the transparency, simplicity and accessibility they provide. Joining us to discuss the trends in this space is Andrew Alcock from Hub24.

The growing proliferation of automated advice solutions in Australia poses significant implications for the future of financial planning. Joining us to discuss the trends in this space is Mark Fordree, chief executive of Ignition Wealth.

A rising number of financial advisers are considering integrating a lending arm into their business, as consumers increasingly demand a holistic service when it comes to their finances. Joining us today is Tanya Sale, chief executive at mortgage broking group Outsource Financial, who specialise in working with professional services firms.