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ClearView has said it expects to completely exit wealth management by the third quarter of FY25....
Financial planning
TAL group chief executive Brett Clark is to step down from the role after almost a decade with a new replacement appointed....
Financial planning
While fewer than one in five Australians consult financial advisers, the vast majority wish they could do more to feel in control of their personal finances, two new repo...
Life/Risk
Policy and advocacy specialist Benjamin Marshan has left the Council of Australian Life Insurers after less than a year, having joined in March from the Financial Plannin...
Life/Risk
The Life Insurance Code of Practice has transferred from the Financial Services Council to the Council of Australian Life Insurers....
Expert Analysis
The financial burden of chronic disease is growing, making life insurance as important as private health insurance, writes Michael Pillemer....
Financial planning
Risk Hub has partnered with Loyalty Financial Group on a pilot project to address the unmet advice needs in life insurance. ...
Financial planning
Less than half of advisers wrote a life insurance policy in the first half of the year, according to Adviser Ratings, while Deloitte has identified a group of underinsure...
Life/Risk
The firm has announced it will no longer be writing new life insurance policies in the retail advised and corporate group insurance channels, citing a declining market an...
Policy & Regulation
The regulator has reached out to the Insurance Council of Australia, Council of Australian Life Insurers and Financial Services Council about its review of over 100 TMDs ...
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council and Council of Australian Life Insurers have welcomed the new Life Insurance Code of Practice, coming into effect 1 July 2023, that will de...
People & Products
Two new board members have been appointed to join the Council of Australian Life Insurers....
Financial planning
Less than 1 per cent of total advisers are ‘pure risk’ advisers as commission changes and premium increases drive them out of the profession or into new advice careers, s...
People & Products
Former MLC head of distribution, Rob Dassie, has returned to the firm in the financial advice arm of its life insurance business. ...
People & Products
The listed financial services company has released numerous enhancements to its ClearChoice life insurance product range. ...
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....