Complaints about managed investment schemes almost doubled in the past financial year, while complaints about margin loans were also significantly higher....
ASIC has acted to tighten up on the direct marketing of insurance products, warning a marketing services company that its telephone sales risked misleading consumers....
Australia Post is running a 'lifestyle survey' that canvasses consumers' use of investment products, including margin loans and reverse mortgages, and then provides leads...
Many of the larger life insurers are not participating in industry fund tenders because of the upheaval that occurs at the frequent renewals, according to APRA executive ...
Philip Chronican will lead the Australian business, including the ING wealth management operations, which the bank wholly acquired on Friday....
Acquires remaining 51 per cent of joint venture with ING in Australia and New Zealand for $1.76 billion....
Completing insurance applications has often required advisers and clients to traverse sensitive ground when it comes to clients' medical histories, but those awkward and ...
The top life companies in the Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards are devoting more resources to adviser and client education to tap into the surging risk ...
ING Life has once again won first place in the term and total and permanent disablement (TPD) category of the Adviser Choice Risk awards. Benjamin Levy reports...
Ongoing adviser education on the benefits of business overheads cover has contributed to Tower’s win in the Adviser Choice Risk Business Overheads Product Category. Liam ...
Results of the 2009 Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Company of the Year awards announced....
Austrac has commenced a program of random on-site inspections of financial planners for compliance with anti-money laundering laws....
SARINA RUFFO considers the impact of bankruptcy on your assets, including superannuation and insurance proceeds....
IOOF Holdings has flagged the sale of its life insurance business in its 2009 annual results, in which it posted a 32.1 per cent loss in net profit to $15.85 million....
Suncorp's profit for the 2008-09 financial year fell 40 per cent in what chairman John Story called a challenging year for the group....
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...