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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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 ...

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

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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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