Superannuation should be placed under an independent authority such as the Reserve Bank rather have it subjected to political game-playing, according to a roundtable of s...
Laura Dew explores how estate planning varies by age and what people need to do at each different stage of their life....
Mike Taylor writes that less than 12 months out from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s review of the Life Insurance Framework, the Australian life in...
Jim Minto, current chair of the audit committee, will replace Jillian Broadbent who will be retiring. ...
Those members of AustralianSuper who empty out their superannuation accounts via the Government’s hardship early release scheme will continue to have life cover worth $10...
Life insurers have responded to a call to arms from Synchron to demonstrate how they are protecting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Amid suggestions by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority that the Activities of Daily Living regime is “very tough”, the major insurers have flagged key changes ...
As people move to working from home for the foreseeable future, Glenn Baird discusses how you can best look after your wellbeing and that of your staff....
The major life insurers have placed advisers on notice that the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is not the optimal time to be seeking to switch clients, including health ...
The industry has now had four rounds of FASEA exams, but Chris Dastoor writes advisers – particularly those who have passed – are still as confused and unhappy about the ...
Mike Taylor writes that few, if any, of the major players are arguing that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority got it wrong with its major intervention with re...
Business owners or self-employed individuals in Australia present an opportunity for advisers to engage with customers who may have a greater net-worth and need for finan...
The course would help financial advisers support clients impacted by natural disasters....
The life insurer not only won the main prize but three other awards during the ceremony on Thursday....
AMP will partner with AIA Australia and TAL to expand its wrap platform insurance offer....
trustees are already requesting such confirmations when advisory fees (even via fixed term agreements) are deducted from...
CSLR should be broken down into 2 sub sectors, one for product manufacturers and one for financial advisers. Product ma...
We must stand up and show our opposition to both the ASIC Levy and CSLR as they both contribute to the high cost of advi...