Tick-a-box approaches to compliance may not only be expensive and time consuming but they could also be holding advisers back from taking the next step in putting ethics into practice and advancing towards broader community trust and professional recognition, JB Were’s Kym Bailey and McMahon Clarke’s Selina Nutley discuss. Â
FSC white paper criticised for looking out for the interests of the biggest licensees
The Financial Services Council has proposed ASIC should establish a separate enhanced risk-based supervision function for advice AFSLs, as well as a higher base charge for licensees with the ASIC levy. The Financial Advice Association Australia has already called the recommendations an attack on self-licensed businesses.
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