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Financial planning

Allianz Retire+ has highlighted why financial advisers should become specialists in guaranteed lifetime income solutions, as well as attracting new clients and strengthen...

Funds management

A fixed income veteran has left BlackRock after almost 20 years to take up a position of global CIO for fixed income, responsible for managing $278 billion in fixed incom...

Features

With the majority of retirement savings left unspent when most Australians die, advisers are playing a pivotal role in the growing landscape of retirement income products...

Financial planning

Out of 20 sectors, workers in the financial services sector are seeing the highest proportion of workers’ compensation claims for psychological costs. ...

Financial planning

A global survey has found one in four Australians lack the knowledge and skills to make financial decisions, and this is costing the average household over $7,000 each ye...

People & Products

The retirement income solutions provider’s latest appointments include a chief financial officer, head of marketing, and head of human resources....

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Features

New legislation that aims to improve the living standards of millions of Australians in retirement falls squarely onto the shoulders of wealth advisers and trustees, writ...

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Features

With this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference now completed, Liam Cormican investigates what industry advocacy groups are addressing when it comes to moving t...

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People & Products

Matt Rady will be replaced by Allianz Retire Plus founder, Adrian Stewart, who will step in as acting chief executive....

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Life/Risk

As previously announced, Allianz will enter into an exclusive 20-year agreement for the distribution of general insurance products to Westpac’s customers....

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Financial planning

Changes in legislation and regulation have been named as the one of the top business risks in Australia although the COVID-19 pandemic still remains people’s biggest worr...

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Life/Risk

Westpac has announced it will sell its General Insurance and General Insurance Services to Allianz for $725 million and has entered into an exclusive 20-year distribution...

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Life/Risk

Insurance claims for mental health injuries have risen by 80% since 2017, according to Allianz, with firms now seeking to address mental health in the workplace....

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Expert Analysis

The investment industry needs greater focus on protecting retirees’ second biggest asset in drawdown phase, writes Jacqui Lennon....

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People & Products

Sally Evans has been appointed as an independent non-executive director to the board....

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

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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