The Joint Association Working Group has written an open letter to the financial services minister Stephen Jones stating the QOA must avoid “easy wins”.

The SMSF Association, in partnership with the Financial Planning Association, is set to release an express pathway for the SMSF Specialist Advisor program.

Former FSC chief executive, John Brogden, has stated his “greatest concerns have been realised” around advice accessibility, cautioning the QOA review needs bold ambitions to achieve meaningful change.

Net outflows of approximately $1.5 billion have contributed to a 24% fall in the wealth management company’s net profits.

The digital advice provider has appointed former fund management CEO Ken Lambden to the board as a non-executive director.

The firm has appointed a head of manager research from Insignia and a head of fixed income to round off its 14-person global investment team.

With Lunar New Year taking place in January, Outsider had been expecting to see various Chinese processions and lions taking over Sydney to mark the Year of the Rabbit.

Much has been written about the recent development of AI chatbot ChatGPT which can write stories, answer questions and provide fascinating facts for its users.

Outsider is no stranger to hearing about obscure job titles but one recent title is even new to him.