Making sense of the current financial advice landscape

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Financial Advice Landscape

Netwealth webinar May 2020


Business Climate

The industry challenges are daunting

14%

Low trust and ethics

82%

High education gaps to achieve new professional standards

$11b

Only 1 in 8 Australians trust financial advisers “a great deal� (ASIC Report 627)

4 in 5 advisers need further study by 2026 to stay a financial adviser

Poor historical compliance / high remediation costs All major banks, AMP and IOOF have set aside billions in compensation since 2014

30% 60% 50% The new financial adviser

High adviser turnover 1 in 4 advisers are switching licensees or leaving the industry each year

Revenue challenges and falling valuations Removal of grandfathering and LIF could impact revenues by up to 60%

Licensee growth Licensee 5-year increase has placed significant pressure on regulators and

increasing risk for consumers


The opportunity to serve consumers remains strong Demand For Advice in Australia

Financial Literacy Levels of Australians

C o n s u m e r s


C o n s u m e r s

Current concerns of advised consumers Top 5 concerns:

1. 2.

Loss of income / Cash Flow / Debt Management

3.

Job Security / Job Keeper / Redundancy

4.

Early access to Super

5.

Health / Mental Health

Market Volatility / Investment Performance / Uncertainty

What advised consumers think about their future

End 2021

22%

End 2020

8%

0%

18%

20%

19%

10%

20%

41%

61%

30% I don't know

40% No change

50% Worseoff

12%

60% Better off

70%

80%

90%

100%


Advisers stepping up to help consumers affected by COVID-19

73% 68%

C o n s u m e r s

55% 44%

Redundancy or loss of earnings due to COVID-19

Other financial hardships due to COVID-19

Advice on early access to super for a fee, which the government has capped at $300

Pro Bono advice on early access to super


Mass privatization of industry by bank exits leaves capital vacuum

Institutional Exits


Smalls rule? 93% of licensees authorize only 27% of advisers Number of Licensees 2015-2019

Adviser Distribution by Licensee Type in Q1 2020

400 New 350

Discontinued

Number of Licensees

300 250 200 150 100 50

0

2015

2016

2017 Year

Musical Chairs

2018

2019(*October)


Musical Chairs

Adviser exits, entries & licensee switches Exits & Entries By Licensee Type 2014-Sep 2019

Advisers Switching Licensees 2014-Sep 2019 2 014

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2 015

2 016

2 017

2 018

2019

2 019

2,174

3,165

1,700

2,714

601

654

757

630

531

➔ SwitchedIn

1,037

595 413

415

403

341

2

0

135

735 846

678

794

910

1,094

784 898 1,405

487 670

837

877

960

823

379 639

400 614

578 517

640

877

820

308

331

299

295

878 800

735 846

815

487

784

823 1,096

898 1,094

1,489

Institutionally Aligned

Institutionally Owned

800 927

1,013 1,275

Privately Owned InstitutionallyOwned

379

517

571

2,064

Institutionally Aligned

368

271

400

413

1,275

Privately Owned

626

577

927 1,013

787

146 31

164 413

866

153

Ceased Advisers

1,128

SwitchedOut

➔ New Advisers

1,579

1,403

1,348

1,310


Professionalism

Education remains a long and winding journey FASEA Education Pathway Status of Industry 2019 50%

Proportion of Advisers

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% Approved degree pathway

Relevant degree pathway

Non-relevant degree pathway

No degree pathway

Category / Pathway

Pathway Requirement

Approved degree

1 subject – FASEA code of ethics atAQF8

Relevant degree

3 subjects at AQF8 + 1 FASEA approved subject

Non-relevant degree

Approved graduate diploma (7 subjects atAQF8)

No degree

Approved graduate diploma (8 subjects atAQF8)

Non-Relevant & No Degree Pathway Status of Top 20 Licensee 2019 M3 Bell Potter AMPFP FinWiz Charter Synchron Garvan Hillross CFP Morgans ANZFP NABFP Interpract Capstone Merit Stateplus GPSWealth SMSFAdvisers Count JBWere 0%

10%

20%

30% 40% 50% Proportion of Advisers in Licensee

60%

70%

80%


Adviser revenues challenged on many fronts Grandfathering penetration (Dec 2018)

Grandfathering removal impact

Fee structures

Average FUA per client

Advice Business

Average Client Fees


Advice Business

Advice practices trading as going concerns or �tuck-in� books Practice Distribution Dec 2019

Practices as Willing Sellers (17%, 1,500 practices, $190b FUA)

6+ Advisers 6+ Advisers

52

113 7.1%

10.1%

5.1% 8.1%

4%

8.1%

19.2%

Practices as Willing Sellers by Practice FUA

Practices as WillingSellers by Practice Size

28.3%

46.5%

47.5%

Practices as Willing Sellers by Licensee Type

35.4%

36.4%

27.3%

17.2%

$5-$20million

10.1%

$20-$50million

8.1%

$50-$100million

28.3%

$100-$200 million

27.3%

$200-$500 million

19.2%

$500 million +

Aligned Institution Private

7.1%

1 Adviser

46.5%

Institutionally Aligned

35.4%

2-3 Advisers

36.4%

Institutionally Owned

17.2%

4-5 Advisers

8.1%

6-10 Advisers

5.1%

10+Advisers

4.0%

Privately Owned

47.5%

2,074 578 6,193

Valuation Multiples for Tuck-In Practices

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The new advice model and the rise of robo

Digital Advice


Service providers facing a new paradigm (NPS scores) Platforms

Researchers

Life Insurers

Planning Software

Industry Vendors


Advisers

The 2019 “average� adviser

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Adviser: Qualification_Types

Practice: Practice_SMSFs

For further information please contact Mark Hoven

Practice: Practice_Name

+61 413 614 640

Location #01

mark@adviserratings.com.au

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