Most RecentMost ViewedMost LikesWhy the QAR response feels like a win A tiered approach still needs best practice to sit on top of it all. QAR ends not with a bang but a whimper If the Government wants to cut red tape from advice, they might need bigger scissors. When the levy breaks Advisers will pay $18.6 million on top of the ASIC levy to fund the CSLR. How did this happen? The good, the bad and the banks If regulatory complexity – and the onerous compliance obligations stemming from it – is one of the primary contributors to the cost of financial advice, it stands to reason that simplification will make advice more affordable for everyone. Boiling point This week's Coalition rejoinder highlights the problem with the maths behind the ASIC levy. Advice is at the precipice – saving it means putting consumers first Financial services reform has been afflicted by a commitment to self-interest – and, by and large, it's been a failure. The solution is simple. What does ASIC Report 779 mean for advice? ASIC had a clear a message to advisers and licensees in its recent report on fund performance. QAR and peace Can the ALRC's hard reset of the advice law "hydra" coexist with the QAR reform agenda? The five-year anniversary of the Royal Commission Media will often – rightly or wrongly – refer to the humiliation of the advice profession at the Royal Commission. Is this accurate and fair? What's in a name? Would an adviser by any other name be just as qualified?