DEATH

Financial planning

With small financial advice firms vulnerable to key person risk, there can be a tangible monetary cost to a practice’s value if the owner dies suddenly. ...

Financial planning

About 90% of Australians believe end-of-life planning is important according to new research, but two-thirds have flagged challenges that are preventing them from taking ...

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Life/Risk

Members are now able to obtain more insurance cover without the need for underwriting....

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Financial planning

The social distancing measures enforced by COVID-19 contributed to fewer deaths as Australia avoided the usual ‘hump’ of deaths in June and July. ...

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Financial planning

Nearly 20 per cent of Australians have not made a will nor plan to make one in the future, opening up the potential for confusion in the event of their death. ...

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Life/Risk

AMP Limited has sought to rebut claims made during the Royal Commission that it engaged in misconduct in its deduction of superannuation fund members’ insurance premiums ...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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