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Financial planning

Fund management group BlackRock has announced the appointment of Henry Capra as chief operating officer, Orla Fisk as senior compliance officer and Pru Bennett as head of...

Financial planning

Segmenting client service packages has resulted in clients becoming more engaged in the advice process, according to Zurich Financial Services' national sales manager of ...

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Financial planning

A growing number of advisers are adjusting their models to deliver risk advice, and that is corresponding with an increase in the use of tele-underwriting services, accor...

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Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services Australia has introduced income protection that provides cover for people who plan to work up until the age of 70....

Life/Risk

ING-owned dealer group RI Advice Group has restricted the number of insurers on its Approved Product List to six preferred insurers....

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People & Products

Zurich New Zealand has appointed Adrian Riminton as the new head of Zurich's New Zealand operations, commencing 19 July....

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People & Products

Macquarie Adviser Services’ technical services team, MAStech, appoints Julie Fox as a new technical manager....

Life/Risk

Zurich has announced two new insurance products for financial services, which the company says provides the broadest specialist financial services insurance coverage avai...

People & Products

To meet the increasing demand from advisers for up-to-date economic briefings, Zurich Investments has appointed Hans Kunnen as a consultant market economist....

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Life/Risk

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced a number of life risk enhancements, starting March 1, which the company says will cut up to four hours from administrati...

Financial planning

Count Financial may have purchased a 5 per cent stake in DKN Financial Group, but that has not stopped DKN scoping out its own acquisition opportunities....

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Editorial

'Own occupation' TPD insurance through superannuation has always been treated with caution by advisers. Zurich's Alena Miles explains what you need to know....

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Editorial

The executive chairman of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, recently demonstrated the degree to which consolidation has become a focal point in the Australian financial ser...

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Life/Risk

Zurich Financial Services is upping the ante in the fight against insurance fraud....

People & Products

Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Iain Howie as its chief financial officer (CFO)....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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