Why getting Tranche 2 of DBFO right is so important

Kelly Power (left), Blake Briggs and Aleks Vickovich

This podcast is produced in partnership with Colonial First State

The first tranche of the government’s Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill reforming financial advice laws was plagued by ferocious debate and a series of drafting errors despite being originally slated as a bill of “quick wins”.

But industry leaders are preparing for what they fear will be an even more contentious round of policy formulation and consultation, as Treasury prepares draft legislation allowing super funds, banks and insurers to play a bigger role in advice and usher in the controversial new category of “qualified advisers”.

In the second episode of the new season of Professional Planner’s Shape of Advice podcast, Colonial First State CEO, superannuation, Kelly Power and Financial Services Council CEO Blake Briggs talk to Conexus Financial editor-in-chief Aleks Vickovich about the road to reform from here.

Power and Briggs made the case for why DBFO should matter to everyday Australians and urged the government to stay the course, while opening up about some of the new commercial opportunities it may open up for the profession.

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‘Material uncertainty’ over Sequoia as a going concern in wake of Shield, First Guardian collapse

‘Material uncertainty’ over Sequoia as a going concern in wake of Shield, First Guardian collapse

Sequoia Financial Group, the ASX-listed owner of the InterPrac financial advice licensee, has disclosed a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern as regulatory and legal actions engulf the licensee. Sequoia earlier flagged its intention to revive the sale of InterPrac as a precursor to trying once again to unwind a controversial deed of cross guarantee.

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