INSURANCE

Life/Risk

Funds receiving compulsory lost super transfers via the ATO should be required to deliver on insurance, says ASFA....

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Financial planning

Insurer AIA Australia has launched its Priority Protection product suite on the Asgard superannuation platform....

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Life/Risk

New measures introduced in the 2013 Budget will have an important flow-on effect on insurance in super, writes David Glen. ...

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Funds management

Henderson has joined with the US pension fund Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund to form a major real estate venture....

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Life/Risk

In a move to set an industry standard, TAL-owned InsuranceLine has launched a funeral insurance policy that offers level premiums that do not increase with a customer’s a...

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Superannuation

It has been six years since limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) were introduced for SMSFs to acquire residential or commercial properties, and so a number of ...

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Financial planning

AIA Australia has this week unveiled a range of product enhancements to its Priority Protect product suite....

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Life/Risk

Rice Warner’s latest direct insurance report said that a growth in term, income protection and accident cover via direct insurance channels showed consumers were increasi...

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Superannuation

Peter Hogan outlines the key issues trustees should consider when addressing insurance in a fund's investment strategy. ...

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Financial planning

Social buying platform Moneytribe.com.au has moved into the health insurance and home loan space....

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Life/Risk

APRA member Ian Laughlin lays it on the line on the insurer failures which have led to hefty premium rises for super fund members....

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Life/Risk

APRA buys into lapse/churn debate but points to particular problems with respect to directly-marketed products....

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Life/Risk

The FSC says it will resume development of self-regulation on churn from the position previously reached on claw-back. ...

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Editorial

Although most of the banner financial stories out of Europe are negative, another narrative is quietly emerging that spells good news for canny investors who dig a little...

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Superannuation

Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....

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