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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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