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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has stated it will take a closer look at the area of disability insurance after continued concern by the regulator o...
Life/Risk
NRMA Insurance is looking to aggressively grow its funds management operations with an ac-quisition, according to chief executive Eric Dodd....
Financial planning
In a raft of initiatives AMP has announced the launch of a direct channel that could radically change the role of its adviser network....
Life/Risk
Former MLC insurance and superannuation agent, Ivan Thomas Merlin of Ballarat, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, after being charged with larceny and charges...
Life/Risk
The number of documented cases of people being refused insurance after being gene-tested has almost doubled since recent publicity about gene-testing according to directo...
Financial planning
The proposed back-office alliance between Suncorp Metway and newly-listed NRMA Insurance Group has come to a halt, with the Suncorp choosing to look elsewhere....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced an enforceable undertaking action on Grosvenor Securities’ 40 advisers, following a surveillance...
Financial planning
Swedish investment and insurance giant, Skandia, has announced an intention to enter the Australian retail savings market and will shortly establish its headquarters in S...
Financial planning
IPAC Securities has sold its 50 per cent share of New Zealand Funds Management (NZFM) following a management buyout....
Financial planning
Investors can still take part in global markets by investing in their local multinational stocks, says Merrill Lynch Investment Managers head of investment strategy and r...
Financial planning
As women move out of the kitchen and into the boardroom, they’re becoming increasingly savvy about investment. Kate Kachor asked four industry gurus if women need specia...
Financial planning
<B>Hockey not swayed by ethics </B>The Federal Financial Services Minister, Joe Hockey’s knock back of a proposal for disclosure of ethical considerations taken by invest...
Superannuation
<B>The new adviser </B>For a number of years, self managed super funds (SMSF) have been considered part-time work for many financial planning professionals across Austral...
Policy & Regulation
High-taxing State governments could be clawing back some of the benefits provided by the Federal Government tax reforms according to Rod Atfield, head of Mercantile Mutua...
People & Products
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell director of marketing and client service Chris Ryan will take on the role of head of business development in asset management with ANZ Funds Mana...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...