New analysis suggests Australian life insurers could face big remediation bills if ASIC were to emulate its UK regulatory counterpart in the life insurance arena....

The AFA, FPA and the FSC have all been invited to meet with Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, to voice their concerns around the Life Insurance Framework....

Risk advisers told that when they switch to fees from commissions they need to demonstrate their value as an adviser....

Life insurers’ relationships with advisers must evolve beyond the current transactional model to an efficient partnership, TAL group chief executive, Brett Clark, believe...

Despite changes to lending rules and property bubble concerns, property investor sentiment still remains upbeat, a report reveals....

The Financial Services Council’s position supporting three-year clawbacks demands that advisers take enormous leaps of faith and defies the position of some members, clai...

The AFA said it will continue to hold talks with new Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer and the Federal Government over life insurance and educational requirements. ...

TAL secures services of ex-AMP financial planning executive director, Steve Helmich, to plot Affinia’s ambitious growth plans....

Park Trent Properties Group has been found to have given unlawful advice to over 860 people to establish and switch funds into an SMSF....

While the major planning groups met with new Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer last week no one is expected any early calls on the detail of the Life Insurance Framework...

NAB has revealed it is in ongoing negotiations with Nippon Life to enter a life insurance product manufacturing agreement aimed at bolstering the wealth business....