Opinion

Do you think financial advice should be tax-deductible?

Do you consider in-house managed account offerings to be conflicted remuneration?

It is fair for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to name and shame subjects of complaint, even if a determination has not yet been reached.

How much should an adviser with less than five years' experience expect to be paid, including super?

The big four exiting financial advice is a positive for the industry.

Are you in favour of individual registration for financial advisers?

Should the provision of SMSF advice be left to specialists, as recommended by the Productivity Commission?

Should leaders of licensee groups be required to meet FASEA's professional and education standards too?

Do you agree that financial advisers should be individually licensed in the same way as doctors, accountants and lawyers?

Should the payment of grandfathered commissions cease?

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