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The SMSF Academy's Aaron Dunn looks at some of the changes flowing from the Stronger Super reforms and how those changes will affect SMSFs....
Accounting
It may be as late as mid-2013 before the new accountants' advice regime is up and running....
Life/Risk
Australian Life Insurance Distribution will be required to adhere to additional compliance conditions after ASIC found the company had failed to comply with several condi...
Life/Risk
Both revenue and assets show decline in the most recent APRA life insurance industry data....
Life/Risk
Col Fullagar looks at the recent changes to the insurance definition of a heart attack and considers possible impacts on the financial advice process....
Life/Risk
For insurers to survive and thrive they must pursue a program of continuous and customer-led innovation, writes Duncan West....
Life/Risk
The 10 biggest life insurers paid out just under $4 billion in claims in 2011 - up 11.4 per cent from 2010, according to research conducted by The Risk Store....
Life/Risk
Insurers and financial advisers must work together throughout the emotion-charged insurance claims process if they are to truly benefit the client and avoid the the frust...
Life/Risk
Overall direct life insurance sales have grown 11.3 per cent in 2011 and in-force annual premiums are up 10.9 per cent despite flat growth in credit-related insurance sal...
Life/Risk
Overall direct life insurance sales have grown 11.3 per cent in 2011 and in-force annual premiums are up 10.9 per cent despite flat growth in credit-related insurance sal...
Financial planning
Clients respect financial advisers who keep their expectations realistic in the face of market gyrations....
Life/Risk
In order to address the issue of 'churning' in life insurance, the responsibility should fall on the underwriter to determine whether to continue with an insurance policy...
Financial planning
Adherence to the FPA's code of conduct should not be difficult and would prevent any financial adviser being penalised by FOS, the Ombudsman has confirmed....
Life/Risk
With a focus on a clear segmentation of its client base, ANZ Wealth has made a number of product enhancements to its OnePath retail life insurance offering, OneCare....
Financial planning
As the Financial Planning Association's 'Beyond the Shadow Shopper' workshops made their way to Sydney this week, the discussion turned to the need for proper record-keep...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...