{"id":72094,"date":"2024-06-25T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=72094"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:55:40","slug":"poll-result-qualified-advisers-inside-advice-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2024\/06\/25\/poll-result-qualified-advisers-inside-advice-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll Result &#8211; Qualified Advisers Inside Advice Practices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-326\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pollHeader\"><strong>Do you support the principle of AFSLs and advice practices directly employing \u2018Qualified Advisers\u2019 within their business?<\/strong><\/div><div id=\"polls-326-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Yes <small>(50%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 50%\" title=\"Yes (50% | 68 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>No <small>(39%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 39%\" title=\"No (39% | 53 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Not sure <small>(11%)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 11%\" title=\"Not sure (11% | 15 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_326_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"90ddad6476\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While there was a significant reluctance among <em>Riskinfo<\/em> readers earlier this month to embrace the prospect of life companies employing qualified advisers to deliver limited personal advice, our latest poll indicates that sentiment is reversed when it comes to AFSLs and advice practices directly employing such advisers in their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>As we go to press, 53% of respondents agreed with the premise that AFSLs and advice practices directly employ &#8216;qualified&#8217; advisers, while 34% disagreed and a rather substantial 13% were not sure.<\/p>\n<p>In direct contrast to this our poll in early June asking whether life companies should be able to employ qualified advisers to give limited advice to their policy holders, saw a hefty 66% of respondents disagreeing with that premise with only 26% agreeing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72095\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/june-4-poll.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72095\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/june-4-poll.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/june-4-poll.jpg 695w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/june-4-poll-300x85.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The final result in our earlier poll, indicating a reluctance among many advisers to support the retention of qualified advisers by life insurers\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our latest proposition that AFSLs and\/or individual advice practices could also hire qualified advisers arose from views being put forward by some industry stakeholders (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2024\/06\/11\/think-outside-the-box-call-on-qualified-advisers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Think Outside the Box\u2019 Call on Qualified Advisers<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Our poll is open for another week and we\u2019d welcome your thoughts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there was a significant reluctance among Riskinfo readers earlier this month to embrace the prospect of life companies employing qualified advisers to deliver limited personal advice, our latest poll indicates that sentiment is reversed when it comes to AFSLs and advice practices directly employing such advisers in their businesses. 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