METLIFE

Funds management

MetLife Investment Management has confirmed it will acquire PineBridge Investments as it looks to accelerate further growth in asset management....

Financial planning

Over half of Australians hope to live to 100 years, according to MetLife, and 90 per cent believe retirement should be redefined to account for a longer lifespan....

Funds management

AMP and Commonwealth Bank is among multiple financial services companies left unable to fully function after an Optus outage hit nationwide....

People & Products

The software company has launched the Connectivity Network; an “efficiency-boosting” platform designed to streamline and optimise the advice execution process....

Features

With a large proportion of financial advisers having now completed the FASEA exam, Alexandra Cain asks whether advisers who passed found it worthwhile?...

Life/Risk

Only one-third of surveyed consumers believe an advised life insurance product is better quality than an unadvised product, according to MetLife....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have expressed concern over an industry podcast which has revealed how the pressures generated by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...

Financial planning

Employers are uniquely positioned to help their employees find financial wellness through clearly defined benefits, according to MetLife....

Tools & guides

With the Budget postponed until October, the economic stimulus measures implemented for COVID-19 mean advisers have to contend with a whole new world, writes Jeff Scott....

Life/Risk

Life insurers have responded to a call to arms from Synchron to demonstrate how they are protecting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Financial planning

Two very different surveys have confirmed that trust sits at the heart of good relationships between advisers and their clients....

Financial planning

A third of advised life insurance clients are considering changing their advisers because of the cost, lack of contact or the perception of poor service....

Expert Analysis

MetLife’s Michael Mulholland on how firms ensure clients want to stay with their adviser and how they can demonstrate value in their work....

Financial planning

New research has confirmed that clients are more aware of advice but are still struggling to understand the value it delivers....

Financial planning

The majority of millennials feel confident about their financial future but aren’t prepared for the possibility of unemployment due to injury or illness, new research fro...

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