IFA: 'Sanity prevailed': How adviser action helped change the DBFO bill

In this episode of The ifa Show, host Keith Ford is joined by managing director of WT Financial Group Keith Cullen to discuss the recent passage of the first Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill and the need to expand the advice profession. Cullen explains how advisers engaging with the political process delivered a tangible outcome in the amendments that were made to section 99FA, and why he believes the next tranche of legislation needs to include practical ways for advice firms to incorporate the proposed new class of advisers into their businesses. Listen as they discuss: The Senate's recent report on ASIC and its recommendation to overhaul the way the industry funding model operates. Why it is vital that the profession finds new ways to bring talent into advice. The case for licensees taking on a greater share of the ASIC levy.