LIFE/RISK

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Allianz Australia has announced the appointment of Richard Feledy as the insurance company’s managing director, effective 2018....

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PIPA has urged the government to focus on housing affordability policy and to implement sensible housing measures....

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There has been an erosion of standards from major lenders on their commercial property advice thanks to competitive pressures, according to APRA....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission had fallen short in its review of claims-handling by not sufficiently consulting advisers and clients, according to I...

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Asteron Life is providing discounts of up to 25 per cent for clients that live healthy lifestyles....

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Australian property investors are increasingly exposed to significant concentration risk, according to Rice Warner....

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Infamous Brisbane developer, Craig Gore has been arrested and charged with 15 offences after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation....

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ClearView has launched an attack on the FSC over its life insurance APL draft standard, arguing it does not tackle conflicts of interests and proves the industry cannot s...

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The FSC has released a draft standard paper for consultation, which proposes that life insurance APLs must have compulsory provider and product choice....

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Insurers are paying between $10 million to $15 million a year in shelf space fees in a damaging ‘pay to play’ regime, ClearView has told the Parliament....

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Potential first home owners are not able to follow through on plans to purchase property due to high interest rates. ...

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An additional layer of assistance to help consumers make a claim would add more confusion and would be seen as a way to discourage consumers from making a claim, a panel ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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