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Small to medium businesses in the finance and insurance sector have experienced the strongest profitability over the last quarter, according to the Sensis Business Index....
Financial planning
An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation into customer complaints about Citigroup credit products has resulted in remedial action....
Financial planning
AIG’s Australian general insurance business has rebranded under the name Chartis as it seeks to distance itself from the lingering reputational issues attached to its par...
Editorial
The reaction to my move from a generalist technical role to one specialising in risk advice and adviser business growth was seen by some colleagues and advisers as a move...
Editorial
A Binding Financial Agreement can help to avoid the adverse impact of property settlements on estate plans in instances where relationships break down, writes Nabil Wahha...
Financial planning
Financial planners and superannuation fund members may soon be able to compare funds based on a simple scale determined by their relative exposure to risk....
Life/Risk
AXA Australia has improved its online insurance offering for financial advisers, giving them access to live updates on claims and underwriting information as a client’s c...
Financial planning
Big New Zealand insurer Tower posts a strong profit on the back of solid insurance markets....
Financial planning
ASIC has released a second consultation paper on its proposals for compensation and professional indemnity (PI) insurance arrangements for credit licensees....
Financial planning
Adviser Edge warns that ING's MoneyForLife and AXA's North products are good, but not for everyone....
Editorial
With the speed of risk insurance product change having increased dramatically, guarantees of upgrade have become a vital tool for financial advisers....
Editorial
While some might argue mergers and acquisitions activity has not significantly altered the competitive dynamic of the nation’s financial services industry, it has certain...
Life/Risk
Concerns about the churning of life insurance policies have emerged, with increases in risk-writing by advisers coinciding with a rise in attrition rates for insurance co...
Editorial
Given their access to private and personal information that can be used to predict the likelihood of preventable diseases, insurers have role to play in encouraging healt...
Editorial
Count Financial reported its 29th consecutive profit at its annual general meeting yesterday, but the group has high hopes its stake in Mortgage Choice will produce a "si...
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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?...