Maurice Blackburn

ARTICLES

10 April

Policy & Regulation

Senate Committee recommends increasing consumers’ rights

Consumers can expect improved justice and recourse should they be victims of wrongdoing by the financial services...

19 March

Life/Risk

FSC dragged ‘kicking and screaming’ on codes

A plaintiff law firm has claimed the Financial Services Council and the insurance sector has been dragged ‘kicking...

More than half of Australians who only have life insurance in their super are not confident in the level of cover they have, according to a survey.

26 October

Life/Risk

FSC proposal described as Trojan horse

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn has labelled the Financial Services Council’s failed bid to have life/risk...

Sep 16 2019 - 1:30pm

Meeting the needs of tomorrow’s client

In the new era of investing, advisers need to keep pace with shifting client preferences.

Desktop Broker

25 October

Life/Risk

FSC and insurers rebuffed on worker rehabilitation proposal

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has rebuffed an FSC proposal to allow...

Parliamentarians need to understand that the major life insurers, not advisers, set and control the dynamics of the life insurance industry, according to the AIOFP.

6 April

Life/Risk

Maurice Blackburn names AIA, CommInsure and TAL

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn has named AIA, CommInsure and TAL as code ‘culprits’ in its submission to the...

The Institute of Public Accountants has called on the federal government to extend the write-off initiative for 2017-2018.

28 March

Life/Risk

Industry codes need “teeth”

Life insurance industry codes need to have regulatory oversight and enforceability to properly hold insurers to...

Sep 1 2019 - 4:45pm

Go Beyond Borders and Benchmarks for Income

As the market landscape gets trickier, generating income from investments is harder than ever. Find out why it...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

APRA is considering whether the whistleblowing provisions of the Life Insurance Act were adhered to in the CommInsure claims handling controversy.

12 March

Financial planning

Law firm claims it was legally stymied by IOOF

A plaintiff law firm has called for changes to whistle-blowing legislation claiming it was stymied by tactics...

7 February

Life/Risk

ClearView part of wider insurance problem

The penalties applied to ClearView yesterday are proof of a wider issue of aggressive sales tactics within the...

14 November

Policy & Regulation

Insurance in super code must be binding

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn has warned that there can be watering down of the code of conduct applying to...

Consumers could benefit from a one-stop shop for financial disputes, but must have the right to legal representation, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers said.

11 May

Financial planning

Consumers need legal representation in financial disputes

Consumers could benefit from a one-stop shop for financial disputes, but must have the right to legal...

Market Insights

Meeting the needs of tomorrow’s client

16 September 2019

Go Beyond Borders and Benchmarks for Income

1 September 2019

Mounting signs the global economic expansion is losing momentum

16 September 2019

Podcast series: Emerging market debt

13 September 2019

EVENTS

Oct23

Women in Financial Services 2019

Agent 86

Are you still allowed to sell yourself ?....or is that going to be prohibited soon too !
...

If they don’t ask, don’t try and sell says AFCA4 hours 38 min ago

Agent 86

What is the situation in relation to an unsolicited letter that introduces your business and the...

If they don’t ask, don’t try and sell says AFCA4 hours 44 min ago

Larabee

Yes but ...."We consider that a financial firm should not be permitted to attempt to sell a...

If they don’t ask, don’t try and sell says AFCA5 hours 47 min ago

Maurice Blackburn

ARTICLES

Senate Committee recommends increasing consumers’ rights

FSC dragged ‘kicking and screaming’ on codes

FSC proposal described as Trojan horse

Meeting the needs of tomorrow’s client

FSC and insurers rebuffed on worker rehabilitation proposal

Maurice Blackburn names AIA, CommInsure and TAL

Industry codes need “teeth”

Go Beyond Borders and Benchmarks for Income

Law firm claims it was legally stymied by IOOF

ClearView part of wider insurance problem

Insurance in super code must be binding

Consumers need legal representation in financial disputes

Meeting the needs of tomorrow’s client

Go Beyond Borders and Benchmarks for Income

Mounting signs the global economic expansion is losing momentum

Podcast series: Emerging market debt

Agent 86

Agent 86

Larabee

Education

News

Features

Events

Maurice Blackburn

ARTICLES

Equities

Fixed Income

Managed Accounts

Agent 86

Agent 86

Larabee