The lawyer charged with leading the Quality of Advice Review says improving accessibility and affordability doesn't need to come at the expense of professionalism and advice quality, with "more effective regulation" and digital advice solutions key to bridging the gap.
She's incredibly well respected, a top-flight financial services lawyer who moved to Allens in 2014 and promptly won partner of the year. But is a "distribution of financial products" specialist who makes her bones representing funds, banks and other corporate entities the right person to lead a review into the quality of financial advice? Probably, if quality isn't the priority.