Life insurance and income protection could protect a family's financial interests if the worst were to occur, according to Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors....
TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has placed itself in a dangerous place by opting to proceed with the implementation of APES 230 without th...
The life insurance industry needs to continually improve their product offerings in order to bridge the underinsurance gap in Australia and deliver greater flexibility to...
TAL's David Glen outlines the advantages and disadvantages of holding business property in a SMSF and factors for financial planners to consider....
When it comes to affordability of life insurance, it needn’t be all or nothing. There are a number of strategies that can be employed to help make insurance an option for...
Accounting and wealth advisory group Chan and Naylor has called for what it describes as "overlooked guidelines" to be issued with respect to SMSFs. ...
Corporate Super Specialist Alliance warns of consequences flowing from default fund MySuper approach....
IPA rejects imposition of APES 230 and flags the development of a more workable alternative standard....
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board has committed to the introduction of the controversial APES 230 effective from 1 July, next year, and subject to t...
TAL has recorded an increase in revenue, premiums and net profit after tax under new Japanese parent company Dai-ichi Life....
Even if price wasn’t a factor, AMP’s Chris Kirby argues that Australia would still have an under-insurance problem. This is why it is the industry’s job to kill preconcep...
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is understood to be close to reaching a compromise on its so-called Life Insurance framework which, if agreed, would give advisers a ...
Australians taking out insurance within their superannuation are set to see "more rational pricing" in the wholesale insurance market, says Rice Warner's Richard Weatherh...
APRA expresses concern about unproven concepts involved in direct life sales....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...