INSURANCE

Life/Risk

A High Court decision in NZ has raised questions about the value of professional indemnity insurance for planners....

Financial planning

Despite the woes of the parent company, no AIG policyholders have suffered as a result, according to an APRA executive....

Editorial

The current operating environment is one of the most challenging ever for banks and although writedowns may be coming closer to an end, provisioning expenses are rising a...

Financial planning

Col Fullager puts risk insurance adviser commissions under the microscope....

Life/Risk

Growth in the life market is more than a trend, it is being driven by demand, writes Jim Minto....

Superannuation

There were some hidden messages in the Rudd Government’s second Budget, not least of which was a clear signal that lifting the superannuation guarantee is off the agenda ...

Financial planning

Financial Ombudsman Service investments, life insurance and superannuation ombudsman Alison Maynard and financial services lawyer Mark Halsey clash over an allegation by ...

People & Products

Former Colonial First State Investment Management chief appointed UniSuper chief investment officer....

Financial planning

FPA says changes will result in increased costs for consumers, NIBA welcomes limits to compensation payouts....

Financial planning

Increase comes just weeks after it was revealed 30 per cent of homes in the Victorian bushfires were not insured: NIBA....

Funds management

Disillusionment with the wealth management industry is driving high-net-worth individuals in the UK increasingly to invest in art and other collectable products....

Life/Risk

Sixty per cent claim their main concern was ensuring that the family mortgage would be paid if the unexpected happened....

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is undertaking an inquiry, the terms of reference of which include the role and remuneration of f...

Financial planning

The group's growth plans continue with the addition of a coastal planning practice owned by husband and wife team Tony and Kylie Davies. The pair plans to add more suppor...

Financial planning

Attempts to address underinsurance problem in Australia by means of adviser education....

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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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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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