In this episode of The ifa Show, co-hosts Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Keith Ford break down Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones’ latest update on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and how the new class of adviser (NCA) is set to operate.

Details have been short on the second tranche of the DBFO and the delays have been lengthy, but the minister has provided a more in-depth look at how the super funds and insurers will be able to utilise NCAs to provide simple advice to members – though there is still no date for the release of draft legislation.

Listen as they discuss:

• Whether the ability for NCAs to charge for their service is a net positive and why it became a point of friction among stakeholders.
• The reaction from across the financial services industry.
• How likely it is that the legislation will be passed in the current term of Parliament, given the ever-shrinking window before the federal election.