Concern that SMSF trustees do not have sufficient knowledge to diversify their portfolios....
It has been a decade since the risk industry embraced phone and online underwriting. But has this technology delivered on its promise? Chris Kirby writes....
A group of financial advisers has taken to social media to raise concerns that insurance comparison website Choosi is misrepresenting its services to clients and leading ...
Following its decision to merge with financial advisory firm Tynan Mackenzie late last year, ipac has appointed Eric Gibson, Nick Brinkworth and Craig Weber as general ma...
We can buy everything online – clothes, shoes, cars, holidays – so it is only natural that the direct life insurance channel is becoming part of the online tsunami. How t...
AMP Limited has turned in a solid full-year net profit on the back of improved performances across a range of divisions including wealth management and AMP Capital....
AMP’s decision to tap into the SMSF space created quite a buzz in the industry. Paul Sainsbury explains the decision was only logical, outlining a few factors financial p...
Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...
Amelia Constantinidis has been appointed as the new director of AMP’s Horizons Academy....
Lisa Harrison has joined Suncorp Life as executive general manager customer distribution....
AMP SMSF's Philip LaGreca examines the pros and cons of using either corporate or individual SMSF trustees....
AMP has made a new iPad app available to its Financial Advice Network advisers....
Some financial services licensees claim parts of the regulatory guidance on scaled advice are still open to interpretation - which could potentially lead to liability iss...
Almost all financial advice was scoped to a point, so lines between scaled and complex advice are quite blurred, according to AMP director of advice Scott Machin....
TAL has appointed former OnePath Life Risk head of finance and strategy Fred Rowley as chief actuary....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...