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People & Products

CommInsure beefs up retail advice leadership....

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Financial planning

Risk-focused financial advice licensee Synchron has announced a partnership with online personal insurance portal MultiCover.com.au....

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Editorial

Claims management fees can span an ocean of contentious, sometimes confusing issues. In this first of a two-part article, Col Fullagar examines some common case scenarios...

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Editorial

Superannuation accounts for children carry the built-in asset of time as a valid long-term savings option. However, Sarina Raffo discovers establishing a fund for younger...

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Life/Risk

ASIC has refused to grant licensing relief to an insurance ratings service targeting financial planners....

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Tools & guides

David O'Connell explains the social security assessment of the principal home....

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Financial planning

Platform provider Praemium has launched a new insurance offering through its SMARTwrap and V-Wrap platforms, signing TAL as the underlying insurer....

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Financial planning

As a result of product reviews and adviser feedback, Macquarie Life has announced a range of updates to its FutureWise and Macquarie Life Active products....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition will be well placed to block the Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms passing through the Parliament next year, accordin...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its proposed ban on life insurance commissions within superannuation, saying i...

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Financial planning

Synchron has lashed out at the Government, the industry funds and what it sees as the 'socialist' agenda behind the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms....

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Financial planning

Initial integration plans have been completed that will bring AMP and AXA's products and platforms together, according to AMP....

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Policy & Regulation

The original intent of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms was to create enhanced transparency and better outcomes for investors, but this rhetoric...

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Financial planning

A leading financial planning spokesperson has said that the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms will push wealth management groups into the old 'one-stop-shop' busi...

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Financial planning

ING Group is aiming to complete a divestment of its global insurance and wealth management divisions by way of two major initial public offerings late this year or early ...

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