LIFE INSURANCE
Financial planning
Assirt chief executive Krystyna Weston has announced her departure from the research house to take up the role of head of retail distribution with AMP Henderson Global In...
Financial planning
The flow of new funds into life insurance products remained virtually static throughout 2001, according to figures from the latest quarterly report into the life insuranc...
People & Products
Assirt chief executive Krystyna Weston has announced her departure from the research house to take up the role of head of retail distribution with AMP Henderson Global In...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers’ Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...
Financial planning
The UK subsidiary of Australian financial services group Challenger International has been granted a licence by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) to bring its i...
Financial planning
Life insurance group Lumley has launched a new critical illness product in an effort to tackle the issue of the rising costs of trauma insurance....
Funds management
AXA retail funds and superannuation marketing national manager Mick O’Brien has become the group’s new chief investment officer (CIO) after AXA decided to combine the rol...
Financial planning
A recent survey by financial services software specialist Esprit Information Technology has found technology is not always a solution for many financial services industry...
Financial planning
The Westpac Banking Corporation is believed to be preparing to launch a new financial planning dealer group that will be staffed exclusively by independent financial advi...
Financial planning
Asgard is seeking to access and support up to 15 dealer groups with at least $20 million under administration who are interested in entering the corporate superannuation ...
Financial planning
The financial planning industry in the UK could be about to undergo one of the most significant reforms in its history after the Financial Services Authority, the industr...
Funds management
The speculation surrounding a funds management partner for ANZ has been resolved with the group announcing that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with ING to fo...
Financial planning
In any service industry there will always be those who feel they have a need to complain. However while complaints are not exactly the most celebrated yardstick for succe...
Financial planning
There are a number of forces, which will combine to recreate the wealth management Industry. These forces are so powerful that they may lead the wealth management industr...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...