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Financial planning

Virgin Super will reveal no more details of its pricing or product range until the Richard Branson-owned venture launches, at the same time as choice-of-fund laws come in...

Financial planning

The final hurdle confronting Aviva’s planned purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) has been cleared, with the UK insurance giant confi...

Life/Risk

Australians are underinsured to the staggering tune of almost $500,000, a new report has found....

Financial planning

Few property investors make the most of tax depreciation schedules, writes Larissa Tuohy....

Financial planning

Your legal obligations under super choice...

Financial planning

The planning practice of former Financial Planning Association board member Laura Menschik has joined forces with two other boutiques to set up a new business combining f...

Superannuation

Any adviser unclear over the extent to which super choice will raise the bar on their duty of care towards clients need only look to the recent experience of their collea...

Financial planning

Financial planning software vendors may have differing views on whether web-based solutions will predominate in the short-term, but all providers have one thing in common...

Financial planning

Citigroup has sold its worldwide life insurance and annuities business, including in Australia, in a deal worth US$11.5 billion....

Financial planning

The research fund run by Insurance Australia Group’s funds management arm is Mercer Investment Consulting’s top performing Australian share manager in the 12 months to Ju...

Top 100

Business overheads insurance remains one of the least understood and least familiar insurance concepts to consumers and advisers alike, but providers are continuing to st...

Top 100

Medical Catastrophe might sound like the latest gratuitous American reality TV show, but the Prefsure Life product bearing the macabre title is far from low rate. By winn...

Financial planning

Following a review of its underwriting and administration processes, as well as a variety of product enhancements, Aviva has gone on to win this year’s Risk Manager of th...

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