Dealer groups slam FPA policyBY ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020 12:38PMFortnum, Centrepoint, Easton Wealth, CountPlus, Fitzpatricks and Paragem have all criticised the Financial Planning Association of Australia's latest policy proposal.
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Brighter Super head of listed equities and ESG Fiona Mann was shaped by a childhood steeped in military-like discipline and global nomadism. Andrew McKean writes.
The licensee statement is right in that costs of compliance are not discretionary. However, duplicate liability (licensees and advisers) is.
Lawyers and accountants have been able to manage the genuine difficulties mentioned by the licensees by using the partnership model combined with service companies. That could work for advisers as well.
AFSLs are the one's responsible for poor advice outcomes. Anyone who has been around long enough knows they were the reasons we had FOFA in the first place. To say they facilitate compliant advice is a joke. They have been leaching off the industry for years and advisers can no longer afford these parasites