BLAKE BRIGGS
Financial planning
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...
Financial planning
FSC chief executive, Blake Briggs, believes the regulatory pendulum has “swung too far” over the last decade when it comes to financial advice, and it is appropriate to r...
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has recommended changes to regulatory design as millions more consumers are expected to need advice in the coming years....
Financial planning
Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said he did not expect backlash to changes around advice fee deduction and believes the second tranche will have great...
Financial planning
The FSC CEO will join a long line-up of renowned speakers at the inaugural summit. ...
Financial planning
Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, is urging Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to take advantage of the QAR opportunity to reduce reg...
Funds management
The Financial Services Council says the sophisticated investor test needs to be updated to protect consumers....
Financial planning
Wealth Data’s Colin Williams and the Financial Services Council’s CEO Blake Briggs are among industry commentators who have shared their insights into the impact of the H...
Financial planning
While the FSC largely supports the final tranche of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, the FAAA is “deeply concerned” about possible negative implications of t...
Financial planning
The Financial Advice Association Australia and the Financial Services Council have responded to the first consultation on Delivering Better Financial Outcomes, recognisin...
Financial planning
Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, has shed a light on the need for industry body consolidation and how meaningful engagement between groups has br...
Financial planning
Minister for financial services, Stephen Jones, has blamed the federal budget for the delays to the Quality of Advice Review but said he is expectant of a position by Jun...
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has called for the Government to recognise superannuation with a clear and simple objective....
Life/Risk
The Australian life insurance industry has announced the formation of a dedicated life insurance industry peak body that will launch later this year....
Editorial
As the industry changes come to an end, have they had the desired effect of making the financial advice industry a ‘profession’?...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...