Larissa Tuohy

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Life/Risk

2 March 2006

Insurers to be rated on claims capabilities

A new claims management audit system for life industry companies has been launched by Laing Advisory Services, with Asteron agreeing to take part in the pilot....

Financial planning

1 March 2006

The value of external input

Ian Thorpe is the fastest 200m and 400m free-styler on earth, yet he relies on a coach to help him make world records. Like Thorpie, we may be a specialist in a particula...

Financial planning

1 March 2006

Managed investment scheme wound up

A number of companies connected with an unregistered management investment product are now the subject of Federal Court restraining orders following legal action by the A...

Financial planning

1 March 2006

Advice pricing: switching to fee-for-service

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is cracking down on conflicts of interest and the use of commissions to improve the profile of the industry, and increasingly con...

Life/Risk

23 February 2006

Genesys announces preferred insurers

Genesys has created a new list of preferred insurers, following a form tendering process, and announced that the six companies to be included are Asteron, Aviva, CommInsu...

Financial planning

22 February 2006

Finding the top performers

The PortfolioConstruction Forum Managed Funds Outperformance Report aims to uncover funds that have outperformed their peers consistently over time. This extract presents...

Financial planning

22 February 2006

The results over the long-term

Abstract Long...

Financial planning

22 February 2006

M&A support for planning practices

Paragem Partners and Miles Corporate have formed a new partnership to provider financial planning and accountancy firms with merger and acquisition assistance....

Financial planning

13 February 2006

Westpoint class action against planners imminent

Law firm Slater and Gordon has confirmed that it will launch its class action against financial planners whose clients were exposed to failed Westpoint investments as soo...

Life/Risk

13 February 2006

Insurers sign-up to GPS

Eleven of Australia’s major insurance providers have now signed-up to use the Generic Personal Statement, a new document developed by the financial planning industry for ...