Advice provided by financial planners has the potential to impact the financial and emotional well being of clients. Despite the outcomes of quality financial planning relationships, there is little direct evidence to support the importance of ‘relationship quality’ in financial planning....

While work-integrated learning (WIL) is seen as a way to address the call for improved employment readiness' and generic skills of graduates, it has been stated that WIL programs need to be ‘well managed and structured' and ‘well integrated.' To provide such structure and integration a...

This paper focuses on reform issues currently under consideration by tax and regulatory authorities to facilitate Islamic finance in Australia. The necessity for a comprehensive approach is critical if the government's desire to promote Australia as a financial services hub is to be realised....

The need to develop work ready graduates who can transfer the knowledge and skills from the lecture theatre to the workplace has become a key issue in higher education in Australia. In this regard, there has been a growing interest in work integrated learning (WIL) projects and its potential...

This article considers the emergence of Islamic banking and finance in global financial markets and efforts by governments (through regulatory and tax initiatives) to facilitate it. Recently there have been calls for Australia to become a financial hub – particularly in south East Asia. One...