LIFE INSURANCE
Superannuation
Constant regulatory tinkering means the cost effectiveness of Australia’s superannuation system is still not comparable to the rest of the world, Rice Warner head Michael...
Financial planning
ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell warns against ‘gaming’ the general advice regime....
Editorial
While plenty of attention has been directed towards advisers and the sale of life/risk products, Mike Taylor writes that a recent ASIC Review of general insurance has rev...
Financial planning
AIS selected by Western Australia’s RAC to provide life and accident cover....
Life/Risk
Cheap group insurance cover has been used by industry funds to partially erode the client base of financial advisers while shoring up their own member base....
Life/Risk
SMEs will be able to obtain group life cover from MetLife Insurance Ltd that was previously sold through superannuation funds as part of its partnership with insurance br...
Financial planning
Clearview announces new management structure in wake of Matrix acquisition....
Life/Risk
Life insurers operating in the group risk area ignored warnings from APRA that price reductions and soft underwriting practices would affect profitability...
Awards
Taking a lead in delivering a new insurance product to the market and creating master classes saw BT Financial Group’s Katherine Ashby get the award for Money Management ...
Life/Risk
An analysis of the ASIC review of life insurance and advice has pointed to the underlying complexities and the absence of any quick fixes. ...
Financial planning
ANZ reports a $7.3 billion profit with its Wealth businesses making a solid contribution....
Editorial
Peter Stathis looks at the impact narrowing premium gaps could have on life insurance in super. ...
Life/Risk
Jim Minto tracks how the life insurance industry has evolved, particularly with the advent of new superannuation channels....
Editorial
The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....
Accounting
Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...
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Podcast
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...