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Superannuation

SMSF trustees have had another duty imposed on them by the Federal Government, but it appears some practitioners are taking a worryingly minimalist approach to meeting th...

Funds management

Pre-election national economy talk is adding to the growing level of pessimism surrounding household finances and savings, research suggests. ...

Life/Risk

Strong risk sales follow two quarters of falling sales...

Superannuation

TAL has upgraded its insurance offering in the superannuation market, including making its Superlink Stand Alone Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) offering available t...

Financial planning

Universities-based industry fund, UniSuper has changed group superannuation providers, with TAL winning the mandate....

Top 100

Many financial planning businesses have had to put their growth plans and other projects on hold while preparing for FOFA. Milana Pokrajac looks at opportunities lost....

Life/Risk

The insurance losses reported by AMP and RGA reflect pricing for good times and a need to adapt to tough times....

People & Products

In a move to expand its Australian presence, specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Duncan Richardson as life, accident and health development manager. ...

Life/Risk

Cultural shifts over the last few years might have resulted in consumers driving churn, according to an insurance executive....

Life/Risk

TAL will realign a number of its back-office functions and systems in an effort to maintain its position as the second largest life insurer in Australia, shifting TAL exe...

Life/Risk

New Plan for Life data paints healthy but mixed picture of life/risk market....

Financial planning

Only weeks after WB Financial cancelled its AFSL and folded into CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, another business has come forward with a similar move. ...

Life/Risk

In a move to set an industry standard, TAL-owned InsuranceLine has launched a funeral insurance policy that offers level premiums that do not increase with a customer’s a...

People & Products

TAL Life Insurance chief executive Jim Minto has been appointed executive officer of parent company The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. ...

Life/Risk

Inflows into risk insurance products continued to climb after a strong 2012, with inflows into individual risk lump sum and income products and group risk products increa...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 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 ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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