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Financial planning

Canstar Cannex has warned that while direct life insurance does have a place, consumers who don't seek advice may end up paying higher premiums....

Financial planning

The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...

Financial planning

Bipolar disorder – mental illness or physical disorder? COL FULLAGAR considers the implications of this question for insurers....

Financial planning

HELGA BIRGDEN and DR XINTING JIA consider the impact of environmental, social governance issues for investors in China....

People & Products

AIA Australia has appointed Margaret Canavan as its group operations head, six years after she joined the risk insurer as a claims assessor....

Financial planning

Few financial planners appear to be fully embracing the Financial Planning Association's latest short-form Statement of Advice sample despite high praise for the FPA lead...

Financial planning

Small financial planning practices are struggling with the complex requirements and costs of running their businesses....

Financial planning

Law firm Financial Redress has reported an uptick in clients making claims against financial institutions' exorbitant fees and charges for mortgages, credit cards and ban...

Life/Risk

Australian institutional investors, including AMP, have shown increased interest in insurance-linked securities....

Life/Risk

The Insurance Council of Australia has suggested the Government consider the introduction of a compensation fund as an adjunct to PI insurance....

Editorial

Robert Keavney considers the green shoots debate and concludes the economic situation is clearly unclear....

Financial planning

Mark Bulcher will leave Suncorp at the end of next month, having completed the transition of the Promina and Suncorp businesses....

Financial planning

Unprofessional advice can be put down to inadequate training, poor supervision, product complexity, ineffective research, product biases and association rather than remun...

Superannuation

Some financial planning practices looking for acquisitions are beginning to question the value of purchasing a practice with a retired client base....

Life/Risk

Women are disadvantaged in insurance because they undervalue their contribution to a relationship....

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