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Financial planning

Aussies say ‘she’ll be right mate’ to their finances

Australians seemed to follow a “she’ll be right mate” attitude with regard to their financial health, according to the AFA....

Life/Risk

LIF workable but practices will come under pressure

Industry leaders are warning that changes to the way life/risk advisers are remunerated will put pressure on the industry, but believe the Life Insurance Framework is “wo...

Financial planning

AFA and Sunsuper team up

With transformation around financial advice underway the AFA and Sunsuper have partnered to help advisers challenge their thinking on consumer behaviour and financial dec...

Life/Risk

Haggling over the ultimate life/risk hybrid

A hybrid remuneration model is already becoming the default model replacing high upfronts as planning groups continue to haggle with the Financial Services Council for a ...

Life/Risk

Trowbridge stance publicly endorsed by LIAWG members

The independence of John Trowbridge has been endorsed by key figures from the working group who stated his role was to address criticisms of the sector and not to satisfy...

Life/Risk

TAL named Life Company of the Year

The AFA and PFL have named life insurer TAL as the 2014 Life Company of the Year. ...

Financial planning

No commercial case for life commissions removal

Documents tabled in Parliament reveal NAB saw no commercial case for pursuing the removal of upfront life/risk commissions. ...

Financial planning

Negative press will be forgotten if culture improves

The bad news regarding planners will be forgotten with falling numbers indicative of cultural change according to AFA national president Deborah Kent....

Financial planning

Consternation at 20pc flat commission proposal

Life/risk advisers concerned at reports FSC submission urges 20 per cent flat commission and five-year responsibility period....

Editorial

An inconvenient truth

Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe argues that the changing dynamics impacting the financial planning industry makes it inevitable that some organisations will wither and ...

Financial planning

FOFA to remain unchanged as Govt shies away from fight

After this week’s leadership challenge the Federal Government will not waste political capital championing changes to FOFA according to the AFA....

Policy & Regulation

AFA given TPB accreditation

The AFA has been accredited with the TPB, allowing eligible members a new avenue to seek registration with the board. ...

Financial planning

Advisers loud on risk changes

Concerned that the Trowbridge report reflects their working reality, life/risk advisers dominate 130 submissions to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group....