LIFE INSURANCE

Policy & Regulation

Life insurance provider Asteron has created a Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) 'lobby pack', which teaches the company's adviser network how to lobby their members of pa...

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Superannuation

Cavendish Superannuation's David Busoli has reminded SMSF trustees about the Future Service Benefit tax deduction....

People & Products

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has reinforced its risk team with the appointment of Peter Nielsen, who will have the geographic responsibility for the dealer grou...

Financial planning

Financial advisers and the life insurance industry have failed in communicating the value of life cover to the majority of Australians and potential clients, new research...

Financial planning

Melbourne-based dealer group Securinvest Financial Planners has selected Zenith as its principal research adviser....

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

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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Financial planning

The Government's final outline of its Future of Financial Advice proposals has raised as many questions as it has answered, with participants in a <i>Money Management</i>...

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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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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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Policy & Regulation

Radar Results points to 10 per cent decline in some practice values since FOFA announcement....

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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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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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