MICHAEL DOWNEY

Features

The industry watchdog has been forced to step in and mandate changes to disability income insurance in a move designed to protect consumers, writes Nina Hendy. ...

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Life/Risk

Total and permanent disability products are next on the list for insurers to look at to ensure they do not become unsustainable like income protection....

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Life/Risk

With risk advisers leaving in droves DEXX&R believes there is opportunity for life insurers to set up their own dealer groups as long as they have an open approved produc...

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Features

The life insurance industry’s losses have stemmed mostly from unsustainable income protection products, Jassmyn Goh writes, but will the new products help end bad habits?...

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People & Products

Michael Downey will replace Russell Hannah as general manager of retail distribution partnerships....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

3 days ago

ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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