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Suncorp Group has denied claims by the Finance Sector Union (FSU) that it is preparing to send Australian insurance jobs offshore in search of higher profits....
Financial planning
The Government's recent Stronger Super announcement states it will be phasing out the option to hold 'own occupation' Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance polic...
Life/Risk
Macquarie Adviser Services has welcomed recently issued income tax regulations that clarify the extent to which super fund trustees can claim tax deductions for life and ...
Editorial
The importance of maintaining insurance premiums cannot be underestimated as you never know when the unexpected will occur, writes Tim Browne....
Life/Risk
Towers Watson has boosted its investment services for insurers and reinsurers with the acquisition of investment advisory firm WellsCanning....
Financial planning
Key differences between group and retail risk insurance arrangements make it imperative that financial planners sell not only the value of their initial advice but the im...
Life/Risk
Business capacity for global reinsurers remains strong in Australia and New Zealand despite the losses from the 2010/11 natural catastrophes, according to Aon Benfield's ...
Editorial
David Glen proposes a number of points that the life insurance industry can address during the upcoming Tax Summit - including tax incentives for life policies outside of...
Editorial
Col Fullagar takes a look at two income protection policies - one is offered by an industry superannuation fund, while the other comes from a retail fund. While the premi...
Life/Risk
Australian insurers will spend $5.2 billion on IT products and services in 2012, according to technology research company Gartner....
Superannuation
A new analysis from Pimco suggests a hybrid approach is the most ideal in circumstances where longevity risk remains the major unsolved problem within the Australian fina...
Financial planning
Responsible investment has attracted increasing interest from financial planners and this interest is set to increase with the commitment of the Government to the introdu...
Financial planning
Patron Financial Advice has opposed a Financial Services Council proposal to introduce a binding standard for insurance business, saying it would restrict consumer choice...
Life/Risk
The way professional indemnity (PI) underwriters assess a financial planner's risk coupled with ambiguous regulatory guidelines means a fresh approach to product regulati...
Financial planning
Choice’s view that the quality of financial advice in Australia is "among the worst" is not the fault of financial planners but the industry as a whole, according to Omni...
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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,...