LIFE/RISK

INDUSTRY NEWS

Workers need to find advice on income protection that can be rebated so that is it not just about selling a product, according to Omniwealth....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Petplan Australasia Pty Ltd is updating its Petplan advertising after customers were exposed to misleading insurance information....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new Life Insurance Framework appears to be causing consolidation in the life/risk sector as single adviser operations feel the squeeze....

INDUSTRY NEWS

A life/risk adviser group has hit out against the FSC’s call for level commissions in the LIF, and accused it and the big banks of having undue influence on the Governmen...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Major Australian wealth manager, MLC, has today appointed Michael Downey to the role of head of practice development....

INDUSTRY NEWS

CommInsure has appointed Deloitte to review past life insurance declined claims, while DLA Piper will examine ethical issues and policy definitions, medical file and reco...

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Financial Services Council has declared it will support a move to level commissions and fee for service if the Life Insurance Framework fails to meet its objectives....

INDUSTRY NEWS

Life insurer, TAL, has appointed former CommInsure head of life product, Sally Phillips, to evolve its health services....

INDUSTRY NEWS

StepStone Group LP today announced it will acquire Swiss Capital Alternative Investments and launch new private debt and hedge fund strategies....

INDUSTRY NEWS

While China climbs to be a leader in the insurance market, Australia’s global growth ranking is set to slip, according to Munich RE....

INDUSTRY NEWS

To deliver services to members and employees anywhere, anytime, TAL has upgraded its superannuation fund insurance platform....

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has urged action on implementing a mechanism capable of rationalising legacy life products....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

6 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 ...

6 months 2 weeks ago

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

8 months 2 weeks ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

3 weeks 6 days ago

Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...

3 weeks 6 days ago

After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....

1 day 3 hours ago