Opinions Archive - No More Practice Education

03 March, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

The unintended consequences of rushed advice reforms

According to one industry association, there's been a lack of due process while speeding recent reforms through Parliame....

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03 March, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

Are insurance commissions inherently conflicted?

According to a Labor MP, the onus is on the advice industry to prove the commission model can produce a non-conflicted s....

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23 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

FASEA rings the warning bell for the advice industry

Time is running out for many advisers who wish to stay in the industry past 2021.

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23 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

Advisers left in the dark over ASIC inquiry

With consultation for ASIC's affordable advice inquiry closed, a question has now arisen as to why submissions aren't available publicly.

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16 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

Government slams industry "leviathan" opposing reforms

Senator Jane Hume recently took the financial services "lobbyist leviathan" to task for opposing efficiency reforms.

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15 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

The advice industry is shrinking. Can this be stopped?

New ASIC figures confirm that not only are advisers leaving the industry, but there aren't enough new entrants to make up the difference. What's next?....

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10 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

Are ASIC levies making budgeting impossible?

An association is arguing that advice businesses are threatened by unpredictable changes in the industry funding levy.

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09 February, 2021

Vanessa Stoykov, creator, No More Practice

2021 is the year of the adviser

Financial advice has arguably been in the spotlight since the Royal Commission, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the conversation: people are now r....

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09 February, 2021

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

The new advice paradigm

According to new research, online queries concerning financial advice are up significantly over the past year. This is an opportunity advisers shouldn't....

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22 December, 2020

Vanessa Stoykov, creator, No More Practice

Merry lockdown, Sydney

I can only imagine that 2021 is going to see an even bigger demand for quality financial advice. There will be further challenges, but the industry is h....

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17 December, 2020

Alex Burke, Senior Writer, No More Practice Education

How prepared is ASIC to take over adviser standards?

With the news of FASEA's winding-up beginning to settle, it's worth asking what the future of adviser professional standards will actually look like. ....

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