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Incremental improvements to their OneCare life cover product has helped OnePath hold onto the first place in the term and total and permanent disablement (TPD) rider prod...

Top 100

A customer-first philosophy during product development has contributed to AIA Australia’s win in the Business Overhead Product category of Money Management's 2011 Adviser...

Financial planning

The 2011 financial year brought many changes to the financial services industry, and many are yet to come. John Perri has provided a snapshot of the activity coming out o...

Editorial

The life insurance industry has taken a hit in the last 12 months, with net profit after tax down 13.9 per cent compared to the previous year....

Superannuation

ISN chief executive David Whiteley has claimed all retail super fund balances should be transferred to MySuper products from 1 July 2015....

People & Products

Bendigo Wealth has announced the appointment of three new senior members of its distribution team. ...

People & Products

Financial planning group Omniwealth has appointed a new director, Matthew Kidd, as part of the firm's plan to drive business growth and diversification. ...

Editorial

Richard Edwards outlines some of the technical issues financial planners need to consider when talking to their clients about possible responses to market declines....

Financial planning

Lonsec has again been named Money Management's Ratings House of the Year on the back of strong support from fund managers and dealer groups and despite a resurgent van Ey...

Editorial

While a reflex action to terminal illness might be to claim superannuation immediately, Sarina Raffo examines a better strategy for dealing with a worst-case scenario. ...

Policy & Regulation

The uncertainty created by FOFA was a factor in Count board's decision to recommend CBA bid....

Superannuation

SPAA gives qualified welcome to FOFA legislation but maintains pressure with respect to accountant advice....

Superannuation

A new APRA analysis points to the consolidation which has allowed the banks to dominate the life insurance market....

Life/Risk

Woolworths Limited continues its push into the financial services sector with the launch of Woolworths Life Insurance....

Policy & Regulation

The Government's proposed FOFA reforms have delivered a body blow to financial planner confidence with the majority expecting their businesses to be worse off as a result...

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4 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

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...

1 week ago

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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