SAFE HARBOUR

Financial planning

Proposed legislative changes to safe harbour duty could result in advisers having reduced professional indemnity costs, a joint submission by seven major licensees said....

Financial planning

The cost to produce advice is around $5,335 but the average adviser is charging $3,660 and removing safe harbour and strengthening the code of ethics will reduce the cost...

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Financial planning

The Safe Harbour provision does not provide as much protection as advisers expect and could be abolished in due course, according to The Fold Legal. ...

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