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Canstar Cannex has warned that while direct life insurance does have a place, consumers who don't seek advice may end up paying higher premiums....
Financial planning
The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...
Financial planning
Bipolar disorder – mental illness or physical disorder? COL FULLAGAR considers the implications of this question for insurers....
Financial planning
HELGA BIRGDEN and DR XINTING JIA consider the impact of environmental, social governance issues for investors in China....
People & Products
AIA Australia has appointed Margaret Canavan as its group operations head, six years after she joined the risk insurer as a claims assessor....
Financial planning
Few financial planners appear to be fully embracing the Financial Planning Association's latest short-form Statement of Advice sample despite high praise for the FPA lead...
Financial planning
Small financial planning practices are struggling with the complex requirements and costs of running their businesses....
Financial planning
Law firm Financial Redress has reported an uptick in clients making claims against financial institutions' exorbitant fees and charges for mortgages, credit cards and ban...
Life/Risk
Australian institutional investors, including AMP, have shown increased interest in insurance-linked securities....
Life/Risk
The Insurance Council of Australia has suggested the Government consider the introduction of a compensation fund as an adjunct to PI insurance....
Editorial
Robert Keavney considers the green shoots debate and concludes the economic situation is clearly unclear....
Financial planning
Mark Bulcher will leave Suncorp at the end of next month, having completed the transition of the Promina and Suncorp businesses....
Financial planning
Unprofessional advice can be put down to inadequate training, poor supervision, product complexity, ineffective research, product biases and association rather than remun...
Superannuation
Some financial planning practices looking for acquisitions are beginning to question the value of purchasing a practice with a retired client base....
Life/Risk
Women are disadvantaged in insurance because they undervalue their contribution to a relationship....
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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,...