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People & Products
TAL Limited has announced the appointment of Kent Griffin as chief financial officer....
Superannuation
SMSF trustees need to make sure there is enough liquidity in their funds to balance out 'lumpy' assets such as property to avoid a potential fire sale of assets if they p...
People & Products
TAL has appointed John Hoyle as chief executive of its TAL Direct (InsuranceLine) business. ...
Superannuation
An increase in the number of people holding life insurance inside superannuation rather than outside it may mean more people have inadequate cover....
Superannuation
SMSF trustees need to be conscious of lumpy assets such as property within their fund portfolios in the event of death....
Financial planning
BT Financial Group has built on its successful phone-based claims handling system....
Financial planning
Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....
Financial planning
Life insurance and annuities have become far bigger parts of the revenue model for financial planners, according to the latest data compiled by Wealth Insights....
Life/Risk
BT Financial Group has cut clients' waiting times by extending their tele-claim services to include trauma claims....
Life/Risk
With life insurance being placed in the ‘too-hard’ basket for many Australians, the industry has developed simple and convenient methods to take out cover. However, as Ti...
Life/Risk
Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...
Life/Risk
Life insurance risk market has again recorded double-digit growth, with most risk companies achieving impressive results over the last year, according to research from Pl...
Superannuation
Along with appropriate property insurance, personal insurance is important when a SMSF has entered into a limited recourse borrowing arrangement to purchase property, wri...
Financial planning
Financial advisers are increasingly embracing the use of social media and iPads but are still learning how to use them in a business sense....
Editorial
Staying ahead of the curve on the technology, consumer and regulatory fronts can help our industry to quickly adapt and prosper. Brett Clark writes....
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...