FINANCIAL PLANNING

Life/Risk

Life insurers told to properly define the nature of life/risk lapses or cop shorter responsibility period....

Financial planning

ASIC finds consumer leases market is failing low income earners and can be a very expensive household goods option....

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Editorial

The inaugural Money Management Women’s Wealth event pointed to equal pay and financial literacy as being two key pillars for achieving equity in women’s wealth accumulati...

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Editorial

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, will leave a legacy of significant change, but product intervention powers and a user-pays regime might ultimately prove problematic....

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Financial planning

New global research confirms key role for advice in superannuation and pension outcomes....

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Financial planning

Keeping it in the family is bad for family businesses’ longevity, with the majority failing when the second generation take over....

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Financial planning

Many women avoided seeking advice because they feared being judged for their financial choices, the Women’s Wealth breakfast heard. ...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry’s gender composition at the executive level should better reflect the customer base, ING Direct said....

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Financial planning

NAB become first of large scale banks to offer digital advice, but distances itself from ‘robo-advice’ label....

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Life/Risk

AIA Australia moves to conduct forums to help advisers adjust to life after the LIF....

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People & Products

Larry Fingleson steps down from Fortnum board to focus on Priority Advisory Group....

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Life/Risk

Questions are being asked about whether letters from major life insurers pointing to significant premium rises represent a manifestation of price gouging. ...

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Life/Risk

Metlife has again ventured into the retail space via a partnership with Yellow Brick Road....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, Greg Medcraft, wants access to a penalty regime which can be scaled to fit the magnitude of crimes....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry needs to have an integrated approach to product development and communication that does not divide the genders, ING Direct believes....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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...

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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