In this episode of the ifa Show, host Keith Ford is joined by Peter Johnston, executive director of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), to discuss the recent creation of a new joint association. Mr Johnston explains why the AIOFP joined forces with the Finance Brokers Association of Australasia (FBAA) to form the Independent Financial Council (IFC), as well as why now is the time for the advice profession to push its agenda in Canberra. Listen as they discuss:

• Why Mr Johnston thinks the IFC can be more effective than the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG).
• How the Quality of Advice Review consultations are tracking and where changes might come.
• The recent move for 400 InterPrac advisers to join the AIOFP.