What single issue will have the biggest impact (positive or negative) on the profitability of your advice practice in 2012?
- Implementation of opt-in processes (43%)
- State of the national economy (21%)
- Transitioning to a fee for advice model (18%)
- Banning investment and super commissions (10%)
- Other (5%)
- Potential to continue to access volume bonus payments (3%)
- Not sure (0%)
Start Date: January 9, 2012 @ 1:33 pm
End Date: January 25, 2012 @ 10:34 am
End Date: January 25, 2012 @ 10:34 am
What should become the collective name for a group of financial advisers? (Select your top five choices)
- A wealth of advisers (15%)
- A portfolio of advisers (13%)
- A trust of advisers (11%)
- A platform of advisers (9%)
- A solution of advisers (9%)
- A conference of advisers (9%)
- A commission of advisers (8%)
- A statement of advisers (SoA) (8%)
- A lobby of advisers (5%)
- An intelligence of advisers (5%)
- An opinion of advisers (5%)
- A Ripoll of advisers (4%)
- A promise of advisers (2%)
- A fact find of advisers (0%)
Start Date: December 4, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
End Date: January 9, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
End Date: January 9, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
What is the most influential factor that determines the choice of your main insurance provider?
- Underwriting service quality (34%)
- Claims services, reputation (18%)
- Product features (13%)
- Personal relationship with insurer (12%)
- Premium rates (9%)
- BDM support (8%)
- Other (2%)
- Communications (2%)
- Technology systems, support (1%)
- Institutional owner (1%)
- Licensee preferred list (1%)
- Websites (0%)
Start Date: November 23, 2011 @ 10:52 am
End Date: December 4, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
End Date: December 4, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
Do you believe your advice practice will be 'FoFA ready' by 1 July 2012?
- No (74%)
- Not sure (17%)
- Yes (9%)
Start Date: November 8, 2011 @ 10:19 pm
End Date: November 23, 2011 @ 10:52 am
End Date: November 23, 2011 @ 10:52 am
Is your advice practice considering changing licensees within the next 12 months?
- No (44%)
- Yes (39%)
- Not sure (8%)
- We've changed in last 12 months (9%)
Start Date: October 7, 2011 @ 4:39 pm
End Date: November 8, 2011 @ 10:16 pm
End Date: November 8, 2011 @ 10:16 pm