QUALITY OF ADVICE

Financial planning

Sharing his reasoning in joining the FSC board, WT Financial managing director, Keith Cullen, believes “product and advice cannot be separated” from each other in the cur...

Financial planning

Three things are missing from the government’s formal response to the QAR, according to the FAAA’s Phil Anderson, while a panel has shared why they believe the QAR should...

People & Products

The firm is set to launch its Adviser Portal in the first half of the year and has worked with a group of advisers to determine how the service can best support them. ...

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Editorial

After seven weeks of waiting, the final report of the Quality of Advice Review was released in early February, prompting eager reading by the advice industry....

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Outsider

Like most of the financial advice industry, Outsider has spent the week reading through the final report of the Quality of Advice Review. ...

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Financial planning

The independent chair of the QOA Review has called for the removal of 'onerous' ongoing fee disclosure obligations....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers could be required to comply with a ‘good advice duty' if the Albanese Government accepts the fourth recommendation of the Quality of Advice Review....

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Financial planning

The long-awaited recommendations of the Quality of Advice Review include replacing the existing best interest duty with a 'true fiduciary' alternative. ...

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Financial planning

In a move likely to be welcomed by advisers, Michelle Levy has stayed the course to do away with Statement of Advice requirements....

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Financial planning

With more financial advisers exiting and rising costs creating greater inaccessibility, Michelle Levy recommends digital advice as a tool to improve access and efficiency...

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Financial planning

Praemium CEO, Anthony Wamsteker, is confident banks and super funds won’t be able to get away with poor or conflicted financial advice despite Quality of Advice recommend...

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Superannuation

Superannuation trustees should be permitted to provide personal advice to members, according to recommendations handed down under the final report of the Quality of Advic...

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Financial planning

Rushed commencement of measures that require systemic changes could “lead to errors”, according to Michelle Levy, but others such as advice from superannuation funds coul...

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Financial planning

From Statements of Advice to digital advice to superannuation, what does the final QOA report say about five key financial advice issues?...

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Financial planning

As the financial advice industry awaits the Government’s response to the Quality of Advice Review, Ignition Advice is hoping for a proper reset of the rules around digita...

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