INSURANCE

Editorial

With the Government having released its FOFA proposals, Rick Cosier writes that financial planners have fallen victim to a range of blatant misconceptions that need to be...

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Financial planning

A survey of life risk advisers has confirmed the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes to commissions within superannuation will have a significant impac...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its Female Excellence in Advice award, which the association said would address gender inequity within the indust...

Life/Risk

The recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of insurance but, as Janine Mace discovers, the industry has a lot to do to tackle the underinsurance issue....

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Life/Risk

Janine Mace examines the risk insurance industry and discovers a buoyant market set for continued growth....

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Financial planning

Westpac has posted a solid six-month performance with wealth management making a key contribution....

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Financial planning

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has entered the financial services sector to help brokers "quarantine" their clients against financial planners, according to chief exec...

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Funds management

ANZ looks to wealth management as part of its growth strategy after recording a solid first half....

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Financial planning

Tower chief executive Jim Minto urges industry to be proactive in developing a model acceptable to Government....

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Superannuation

The Government has been warned of both cost and tax implications from banning all risk commissions within superannuation....

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Editorial

Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms have banned all risk commissions in super and volume rebates at the same time as imposing a two-year opt-in on...

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Financial planning

New AFA research has confirmed FOFA risks escalating Australia's underinsurance problems....

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Editorial

Col Fullagar examines what advisers need to know when dealing with clients in different age groups....

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Editorial

Simon Stanton explains why financial planners should not leave themselves out of the insurance claim process....

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