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The Financial Planning Association has found no evidence of mis-selling of life insurance that would justify a ban on commissions, stating that the only beneficiary of th...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association is committed to financial services industry reform, regardless of whether the current Government is in place after the Federal Election...
Financial planning
Members of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have formally agreed to a name change following a general meeting in Sydney yesterday....
Life/Risk
The risk insurance market continues to flourish in the current economic environment, while retirement income has recorded another 20 per cent fall in premium inflows over...
Financial planning
AllMyFunds Technology has released a suite of products aimed at planning groups that want to preserve income as they move to a fee-for-service model....
Editorial
Gold has been in a bull market for the best part of a decade but, as Dominic McCormick writes, it still provides an excellent base for those looking for a solid investmen...
Editorial
The insurance industry needs to adapt to the changing expectations of consumers, writes Jim Minto....
Tools & guides
Deborah Wixted discusses the options for terminally ill clients who want to withdraw their superannuation before preservation age....
Financial planning
The United States Congress has voted to pass a Wall Street reform bill that will "bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country", US Presi...
Financial planning
Sydney-based boutique financial planning firm Financial Spectrum has launched a financial planning practice start-up and training program aimed at developing advisers out...
Life/Risk
The Federal Opposition is reserving judgement on the Cooper Review recommendation to ban insurance commissions while the financial planning sector battles it out with the...
Editorial
Direct life insurance is here to stay, writes Marcello Bertasso, but consumers may prefer the peace of mind offered by a policy that is underwritten upfront....
Superannuation
Retirement experts discussed the various income strategies available to retirees at a recent Morningstar conference in Chicago. Josh Charlson reports....
Tools & guides
Andrew Biviano discusses the options available to clients who want to split their concessional contributions with their spouse....
Life/Risk
A push to ban insurance commissions in super is being driven by those who are against commissions on principle and fail to see the different nature of commissions in the ...
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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?...