Online information portals could be powerful tools for advisers to engage their clients in the difficult discussion of risk insurance, and two such portals were recently ...
It’s too early to tell what the outcome will be for proposed superannuation reform with so many election scenarios still possible, according to several major indust...
Mike Taylor leads a roundtable discussion about the challenges facing the insurance industry. Topics covered include underinsurance, reaching younger consumers and advise...
The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...
Responsible Investment skills are becoming career essentials for financial services industry professionals around the globe, according to the Responsible Investment Acade...
There is a definite future for non-aligned dealer groups in a changing financial services environment that will present opportunities for consolidation and the acquisitio...
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has yet to commit to the Opposition's stance on an increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent, and has also taken aim at J...
The Cooper Review is focused almost exclusively on fee reductions through the introduction of the “paternalistic” MySuper, while ignoring the importance of fi...
The Financial Services Council conference has been told that the group life sector will expand by upwards of 60 per cent over the next half decade....
Improving financial literacy of consumers remains a critical challenge for Australia’s financial services industry, according to Brett Jollie, managing director of ...
The research supporting ESG investments needs to be more transparent, according to industry investments and governance specialist, Robert Fowler....
An AIA executive has warned of the need to understand different demographics when insurers seek to expand into Asia....
Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has argued that the Cooper Review’s MySuper proposals will be unnecessary if the FOFA changes are implemente...
Stark differences exist between the financial services policies of the Government and the Coalition, according to the Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen....
A new survey of financial services CEOs reveals they expect further industry consolidation and fewer planners....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...