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First State Super has denied reports death and disability insurance arrangements were inappropriate or uncompetitive....
Editorial
The use by Industry Super Network (ISN) of research and surveying organisations to help prosecute its agenda with respect to financial planning represents the transfer of...
Editorial
Post global financial crisis regulation, changing government policy and a shift in demographics have created a very different investment landscape to that of previous dec...
Superannuation
Core elements of the financial planning industry are calling for greater regulatory scrutiny of the contractual arrangements underpinning the multimillion dollar group in...
Superannuation
New allegations surrounding an industry superannuation fund seem likely to generate calls for further regulatory scrutiny....
Life/Risk
'Black swan' catastrophes are occurring more frequently, but the Australian insurance industry has coped well, according to Aon Global Risk Consulting....
Financial planning
There has been a growing interest in responsible investments over the past year, particularly among retail clients. Climate change and rising sea levels are just some of ...
Superannuation
Recommending insurance in a self-managed super fund can be a complicated process. Troy Smith explores the factors involved in placing insurance in a SMSF and answers some...
Financial planning
Introducing compulsory opt-in requirements for financial advice while also requiring a collective fee to be paid by superannuation fund members for personal advice create...
Financial planning
Accountancy group CPA Australia insists lifting the GST must be part of the tax forum....
Financial planning
Hiring intentions in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors have held their ground despite a national trend downwards, according to the latest Manpower Employment...
Financial planning
New individual lump sum risk business in the 12 months to June 2011 increased 3.5 per cent to just over $1 billion, a significant slowdown on the 21.5 per cent growth see...
Top 100
As the risk market becomes more competitive due to the consistently strong demand for insurance products, life companies have truly embraced adviser feedback. The Money M...
Editorial
Income protection insurance doesn’t just protect income, it protects clients’ lifestyles. However, there is a greater need to regard superannuation protection as a must, ...
Top 100
OnePath has repeated its success from last year by taking out the top honours in the trauma category in the 2011 Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards....
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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,...