{"id":57424,"date":"2021-09-07T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T02:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=57424"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:02:28","slug":"latest-poll-a-win-for-advisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2021\/09\/07\/latest-poll-a-win-for-advisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Poll &#8211; A Win for Advisers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header row\">\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<h3>The Riskinfo Story of the Week takes a look at our new poll, which reveals a relatively even divide as to whether the reduced ASIC funding levy is considered fair and equitable. If you haven&#8217;t voted yet, click below to check the results so far\u2026<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-262\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pollHeader\"><strong>The reduced ASIC funding levy of $1,142 per adviser is fair and equitable.<\/strong><\/div><div id=\"polls-262-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Disagree <small>(48%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 48%\" title=\"Disagree (48% | 85 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Agree <small>(38%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 38%\" title=\"Agree (38% | 67 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Not sure <small>(14%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 14%\" title=\"Not sure (14% | 25 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_262_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"3a0af62aa9\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Our latest poll seeks your feedback on what has been reported as a &#8216;win&#8217; for advisers.<\/p>\n<p>As we recently reported, the Government has made a decision to reduce &#8211; at least temporarily &#8211; the annual ASIC adviser levy to its 2018-19 level of $1,142 per adviser (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2021\/08\/30\/temporary-and-targeted-relief-on-asic-levies-for-financial-advisers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Win for Advisers on ASIC Levies<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This move was welcomed by Coalition Senator <strong>Slade Brockman<\/strong>, who acknowledged, in a brief speech to the Senate on 30 August, the advocacy work undertaken by the AFA and by the association&#8217;s WA State Director, <strong>Stephen Knight<\/strong>, in particular (click the video link below).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bk_TdG57COY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This substantially reduced fee (advisers were looking at an annual amount well north of $3,000) appears to have been well-received by the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, however, we&#8217;re also mindful that a recent Riskinfo poll suggests advisers mostly agree that they shouldn&#8217;t be required to fund ASIC&#8217;s industry oversight in the first place:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57437\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/09\/213008-Latest-Poll-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-57437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/09\/213008-Latest-Poll-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/09\/213008-Latest-Poll-2.png 644w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2021\/09\/213008-Latest-Poll-2-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The result of a recent Riskinfo poll, which clearly indicates advisers do not support a self-funding ASIC industry oversight model&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, while the temporary reduction in the ASIC funding levy for advisers has been welcomed and seen as a positive for the sector &#8211; at a time when the cost of delivering financial advice to middle Australia continues to spiral &#8211; do you view the $1,142 levy per adviser as fair and equitable?<\/p>\n<p>Tell us what you think and we&#8217;ll continue the conversation next week&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Riskinfo Story of the Week takes a look at our new poll, which reveals a relatively even divide as to whether the reduced ASIC funding levy is considered fair and equitable. 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