Aussie advisers: Not keen on digital advice

Over the ditch ASIC told an Australian Parliament select committee that Aussie advisers have no “appetite for digital advice”. Do Kiwi advisers feel the same?

As part of a consultation into affordable financial advice, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) told a select committee that “There is very little appetite for digital advice among existing advisers.”

ASIC reached this perspective on the market after going through 469 submissions from advisers, licensees and other industry stakeholders.

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Minister Clark has presented the National Strategy for Financial Capability to Parliament, Good Returns asks where do advisers fit into the overall plan?

The strategy – a result of a collaboration between the FMA and the CFFC – was presented to Parliament on March 15.

Its key aims: to align New Zealand’s financial community, to better serve Kiwis and to make sure that they understand money.

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