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My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... financial adviser," she said. Perhaps the most controversial element of Levy's proposal is that the statutory best interest duty obligations will not pertain to non-relevant providers. "The new best interests' duty would be a true fiduciary duty ...

More DASS complainants flock to AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... client circumstances − or advice models that lead to one-size-fits-all outcomes - are less likely to meet best interest duty obligations and can expose clients to a risk of capital loss," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said at the time. The court imposed ...

We do get it: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... in mind." In this episode of the Financial Standard podcast, Levy also addresses her proposed shift from the best interest duty, explaining why good advice is "more than acceptable", as well as concerns around financial advisers competing with non-relevant ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... saying 'this is a disaster." She explained the bottom line as to why it was labeled as such was down to the best interest duty in the Corporations Act being removed and replaced by a good advice duty. "In my view, that's a very strong consumer ...

Current legislation "wrong way around": Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... the law, an obligation to give good advice. It's a big shift because the current law very much focuses on best interest duty, duty of priority for that process," she said. Levy said she has had a lot of discussions around the current "checklists". ...

Dixon Advisory pays $7m for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... client circumstances − or advice models that lead to one-size-fits-all outcomes - are less likely to meet best interest duty obligations and can expose clients to a risk of capital loss." Dixon Advisory is currently in voluntary administration but ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... to regain in the future," Bevan said. Perhaps most detrimental to the traction of implementation can be the best interest duty, he said. Explicitly, having too many compromises in how a program is built and too much of a focus on the adviser practice ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... information that is available to the provider at the time the advice is provided." In addition to replacing the best interest duty, this requirement would also replace the appropriate advice duty, the duty to warn the client and Chapter 7's duty ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... process through the lens of the consumer, removal of the safe harbour steps with greater clarity around how the Best Interest Duty is met and a review of key terms of advice (personal advice and general advice). Moreover, the retention of the Life Insurance ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... align with their values, and 65% agree that asking about client's ESG needs is required to fulfill their best interest duty." According to the report, the most popular topics discussed are renewable energy (53%), climate change (51%), fossil fuels ...