SCALED ADVICE

Financial planning

Small and mid-sized advice practices have indicated they feel unprepared to scale up their practices, according to Zenith, but admit it will likely have a positive impact...

Financial planning

Strategic technology integration and clearly defined advice propositions are two critical elements for building a successfully scaled advice model, Adviser Ratings unpack...

Financial planning

One of the key benefits of scale for advice businesses is the ability to invest, particularly in technology, according to Easton....

Financial planning

A “cut down” version of advice will cost as much as holistic advice and the industry needs services for those who cannot afford advice that do not involve personal circum...

Features

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for technological change in the industry but, Chris Dastoor writes, a major issue remains in how technology can address the accessibility of ...

Life/Risk

Scaled advice may reduce the cost of advice, but in the case of life/risk insurance, it may not adequately cover the best interests duty for the client....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been accused of misunderstanding the rules of scaled advice when it comes to the work undertaken by stockbrokers....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has framed intra-fund advice in the same context as scaled advice....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

4 weeks ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 3 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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