LIFE INSURANCE
Financial planning
Adviser-owned dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has argued it's time for the FPA and the AFA to become one entity....
Life/Risk
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced a number of life risk enhancements, starting March 1, which the company says will cut up to four hours from administrati...
Editorial
As the debate about life insurance in superannuation continues to create divisions in the industry, Tower's Geoff Black explains the importance of maintaining the status ...
Financial planning
Research commissioned by Lifewise has illustrated the impact of underinsurance on both families and government expenditure....
Financial planning
AIG has sold its Asia Pacific life insurance business, AIA, to Prudential....
Financial planning
Young financial services executives have the opportunity to present their solutions to the challenges created by a changing industry via the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders ...
Editorial
Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....
Financial planning
Suncorp has boosted its external adviser distribution channel, but the company pointed to pressure on policy lapse rates as one cause of a 23 per cent fall in net profit....
Life/Risk
Business protection insurance will guard your client and his or her partners against the worst-case scenario, writes Jeffrey Scott....
Editorial
Mike Taylor looks at the ACCC's report on NAB's and AMP's bids for AXA Asia Pacific, as well as industry consolidation in general....
Superannuation
Financial planners need to establish self-managed super funds with reserves to create more flexibility, argues SMSF Strategies principal Grant Abbott....
Superannuation
SPAA's technical director, Peter Burgess, has questioned a draft ATO ruling issued late last year....
Financial planning
The ACCC will release its findings on AMP’s now defunct bid for AXA AP today. The report is expected to give an indication of the areas of concern that may affect the NAB...
Financial planning
New analysis developed by Credit Suisse has revealed the degree to which industry consolidation has seen the big banks dominating the life insurance sector....
Financial planning
Macquarie Group remains cautious about the broad economic outlook, but has nonetheless made strategic hires and is pursuing growth opportunities....
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