Neil Younger

Jul 7, 2023 | historytoday.com | Neil Younger

Christopher Hatton rose to great power as a favourite of Elizabeth I. Born in obscurity, why has he returned to it? To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription nowIf you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email [email protected] if you have any problems.

Apr 21, 2023 | professionalplanner.com.au | Robert MC Brown |David Knox |Simon Hoyle |Neil Younger

Have you ever wondered why the process of reform is frustratingly slow, tentative and circuitous? It shouldn’t be, you might think, because the need to remove costly and ineffective bureaucracy in financial advice is obvious and urgent, isn’t it? Surely, it’s a “no brainer” that consumers should have the benefit of lower cost advice delivered by well-educated professional financial advisers that make up the profession in 2023. So why doesn’t it happen?

Apr 5, 2023 | professionalplanner.com.au | Neil Younger |David Bell |Simon Hoyle |Robert MC Brown

For all of 2022 and the start of 2023, the industry was focused on the Quality of Advice Review. Considerable time and energy has gone into reading consultation papers, attending briefings and preparing submissions. This is not a complaint. The advice review is an important, much-needed look at the effectiveness of the regulatory framework. It promises to significantly reduce complexity in the system, ease the compliance burden on advice businesses and improve advice accessibility and affordability.

Mar 9, 2023 | professionalplanner.com.au | Simon Hoyle |Robert MC Brown |Claudia Pritchitt |Neil Younger

Financial advisers have a mixed track record when it comes to understanding what “last resort” means. Whether it’s a Buyer Of Last Resort scheme or a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, there’s always some who’ll see it as first option rather than a final one.

Mar 7, 2023 | professionalplanner.com.au | Robert MC Brown |Simon Hoyle |Claudia Pritchitt |Neil Younger

Over the last two decades I’ve been deeply involved in designing and delivering financial education programs to tens of thousands of ordinary Australians. Throughout that time, the major recurring topic and feedback from participants of all ages and career stages has been the difficulty they experience in finding affordable and trusted financial advice. Note the two criteria are “affordable” and “trusted”.