Financial advisers are well placed to manage business succession strategies for small-to-medium enterprise clients, writes Ted Voges....
A recent study has shown that advisers see their client relationship as the primary foundation of their value proposition. Fiona Mackenzie describes the importance of a ...
Chris Jansen explains how providing standalone superannuation advice could be a win-win....
The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...
BT Financial Group has announced a restructure driven by a desire to earn more of Westpac customers’ superannuation, investment, advice and insurance business as a result...
Mandatory flood cover will not solve the problem of repeated flooding to at-risk areas, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has warned....
FOFA is expected to be the catalyst for further industry consolidation while the move to a fee-for-service environment is set to trigger the sale of 'C' and 'D' level cli...
A move towards opt-in and a shift to fee-for-service remuneration may force many consumers to walk away from advice about life insurance, according to AIA head of adviser...
Col Fullagar explains the ins and outs of keeping your clients’ income and assets well covered....
Inflows into the life insurance risk market have grown 10.4 per cent over the year to March 2011, reaching $9.5 billion....
QBE has announced a restructure of its Australian and Asia Pacific operations, which will see existing chief executive of the division, Vince McLenaghan, depart the compa...
Unified Healthcare Group has announced a new technology with the potential to reduce the cycle time for the collection of medical reports for applications submitted by pl...
One of the biggest threats to a baby boomer’s retirement plans could be the underinsurance of their adult children. Kevin Goss explains why all family members must be ade...
Pressure to consolidate superannuation accounts could cause Australians to risk losing valuable insurance policies, Maurice Blackburn lawyers have warned....
SMSF trustees who retain interests in conventional funds are looking for the best of both worlds....
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,...