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Financial planning

Money Management recently hosted a roundtable about the effects of the Government’s proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms. The key concern of those present wa...

Superannuation

The predicted rise in voluntary savings and superannuation in Australian households will come at the expense of life insurance policies, according to IBISWorld chairman P...

Financial planning

Tower shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a takeover by Japanese insurer Dai-Ichi Life....

Life/Risk

Inflows into the life insurance risk market grew 12.5 per cent in 2010, although new premium sales continued a pattern of marginal growth, according to Plan for Life rese...

Financial planning

Making flood insurance compulsory or coming up with a common definition of flood will not necessarily mean that insurers will offer it - nor will it make insurance more a...

People & Products

CommInsure has appointed the head of its Queensland sales team, Tony Smith, as head of national accounts....

People & Products

CommInsure has lost its adviser services and distribution head, Todd Kardash, to Clearview....

Financial planning

AXA Australia has launched a third round of its Risk Learning Program, which is aimed at helping risk advisers with their technical skills and client engagement....

Editorial

Insurance bonds are undergoing something of a renaissance, writes Sarina Raffo. She explains the benefits they offer clients....

Financial planning

Suncorp chief executive warns of negative consumer impact of 'churn'....

Policy & Regulation

The Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms may actually be a time bomb, according to Synchron's independent chair Michael Harrison....

Financial planning

Treasury has proposed a standard definition of flood cover across the insurance industry....

Financial planning

There has been an increase in the number of financial planning clients disclosing their mental health history, according to AMP....

Life/Risk

AXA Australia has updated its AXA Elevate insurance offerings to help address longevity risk....

Superannuation

The majority of pre-retirees in Australia expect to work longer, while 39 per cent feel they are unlikely to meet their retirement income needs, according to CoreData res...

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