Survey: what will opt in cost you?
Actuarial firm Rice Warner has produced research claiming the impact of an annual opt-in for financial planners will be negligible. Money Management would like to determine how it will affect you.
To help us gain a picture of how planners and others working in the industry believe they will be impacted please complete the following short survey and forward the result to [email protected].
1. Describe your occupation:
(a) Financial planner
(b) Paraplanner
(c) Superannuation fund executive
(d) Fund manager
2. How much do you believe an annual opt in will add to your business costs?
(a) 0-5%
(b) 5-10%
(c) 10-15%
(d) 15-20%
(e) 20-25%
(f) More than 25%
3. Will this additional cost be passed on to clients?
Yes/No
AUTHOR
Mike Taylor
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