Most RecentMost ViewedMost LikesBoiling point This week's Coalition rejoinder highlights the problem with the maths behind the ASIC levy. Stand on the word Appraising the damage a single apostrophe caused at last week's QAR hearing. Emission impossible No news for advice in this year's Budget – unless you read the fine (green) print. A qualified endorsement of qualified advice FAAA CEO Sarah Abood believes qualified advisers have a role to play in rebuilding the industry – assuming clear guardrails can be put in place. 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. When the levy breaks Advisers will pay $18.6 million on top of the ASIC levy to fund the CSLR. How did this happen? 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?
