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Editorial
With the Government having released its FOFA proposals, Rick Cosier writes that financial planners have fallen victim to a range of blatant misconceptions that need to be...
Financial planning
A survey of life risk advisers has confirmed the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes to commissions within superannuation will have a significant impac...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its Female Excellence in Advice award, which the association said would address gender inequity within the indust...
Life/Risk
The recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of insurance but, as Janine Mace discovers, the industry has a lot to do to tackle the underinsurance issue....
Life/Risk
Janine Mace examines the risk insurance industry and discovers a buoyant market set for continued growth....
Financial planning
Westpac has posted a solid six-month performance with wealth management making a key contribution....
Financial planning
Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has entered the financial services sector to help brokers "quarantine" their clients against financial planners, according to chief exec...
Funds management
ANZ looks to wealth management as part of its growth strategy after recording a solid first half....
Financial planning
Tower chief executive Jim Minto urges industry to be proactive in developing a model acceptable to Government....
Superannuation
The Government has been warned of both cost and tax implications from banning all risk commissions within superannuation....
Editorial
Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....
Superannuation
The Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms have banned all risk commissions in super and volume rebates at the same time as imposing a two-year opt-in on...
Financial planning
New AFA research has confirmed FOFA risks escalating Australia's underinsurance problems....
Editorial
Col Fullagar examines what advisers need to know when dealing with clients in different age groups....
Editorial
Simon Stanton explains why financial planners should not leave themselves out of the insurance claim process....
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Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...