affordable advice

Expert Analysis

The invisible demand for financial advice

There is a huge, almost invisible, demand for personal financial advice but advisers will only be able to meet this if they are willing to collaborate rather than compete...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC affordable advice project on hold due to SDB

Some of the CP 332 ‘Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers’ project has been put on hold as the corporate regulator assesses what funding will be needed for ...

Financial planning

Accessible affordable advice priority for new ASIC chair

The challenge for the corporate regulator and policy makers is to figure out a way to make the advice regime more digestible, practical, and affordable for consumers....

Expert Analysis

Walking the walk on advocacy

It has almost been a year since the FPA policy platform was launched and there has been significant progress on a number of fronts, Dante De Gori writes....

SMSF

New move on limited advice licenses amid ASIC review

The SMSF Association has flagged its intention to use the current Australian Securities and Investments Commission review of advice affordability to redesign the limited ...

Financial planning

Reg costs passed down to accounting clients

An advice regulatory framework is needed to encourage advisers to provide affordable advice, as some professional accountants who provide advice have passed costs to clie...