EXCLUSIVE A lack of regulatory confirmation is making it difficult for firms to move into the digital advice space, according to abrdn, and changes under Quality of Advice Review this week won’t yet lead to real progress.

The Joint Associations Working Group has met with Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, in Canberra to work together on the response to the Quality of Advice Review.

The government has clarified details on why a sunset clause is excluded from experience pathway legislation, introduced to the House of Representatives this week, despite industry pushback during the consultation period.

Hot on the heels of this week’s Quality of Advice Review announcement, AMP has added a streamlined process to prepare records of advice on its North platform.

With the Fund Manager of the Year Awards just around the corner, Money Management spoke with the finalists nominated for Unlisted Real Estate Fund of the Year.

ETF provider Betashares has expanded its offering to New Zealand and will launch five ETFs in the country for advisers and investors.

In this episode of Relative Return, host Phil Tarrant chats to Tom King OAM, chief investment officer at Nanuk Asset Management, to discuss why he dislikes the term ‘ESG’ despite the firm’s sustainable focus and his past as an Olympic sailor.