QUALITY OF ADVICE REVIEW

Financial planning

As the financial advice profession continues to wait on further DBFO legislation, industry commentators have encouraged advisers to act now in driving practice efficiency...

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said it is not a “backdoor attempt” by the government to allow the new class of adviser to provide full advice....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has said it is unwilling to support the latest Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms unless substantial changes are made...

Financial planning

The government has shared further details about how the Statement of Advice replacement documentation will look under Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation....

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

Financial planning

As DBFO reforms around fees take effect, Adviser Ratings explores how advice businesses can adopt more transparent and client-centric pricing models in 2025....

Superannuation

The second tranche of DBFO reforms has received strong support from superannuation funds and insurers, with a new class of advisers aimed to support Australians with thei...

Financial planning

The advice industry has broadly welcomed the legislative groundwork surrounding the latest set of financial advice reforms, although they note “the devil’s in the details...

Policy & Regulation

Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has shared further details on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms including modernising best ...

Financial planning

Former financial adviser and Coalition backbencher Bert van Manen has introduced a bill in Parliament, building on Michelle Levy’s good advice duty and calling for SOAs t...

Financial planning

As Stephen Jones cites the new class of qualified advisers as a way to reduce legislative complexity in advice, the FAAA’s Sarah Abood says its members still have qualms ...

Expert Analysis

One of the apparently happy outcomes of QAR Tranche 1 was the introduction of relief from having to provide a Financial Services Guide but it turns out this was not all i...

Financial planning

A licensing head is hopeful that the DBFO legislation will make it easier for financial advisers to switch licensees, as extensive paperwork means they face a heavy burde...

Financial planning

With the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation on the horizon next year, licensees need to decide whether they are going to take a hands-off approach or use it...

Financial planning

Shadow minister for financial services, Luke Howarth, has reassured the industry that the Coalition “won’t go back to the drawing board” when it comes to implementing the...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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