MICHAEL PILLEMER

Features

The industry watchdog has been forced to step in and mandate changes to disability income insurance in a move designed to protect consumers, writes Nina Hendy. ...

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Expert Analysis

Demutualisation of insurers has led to a destruction of value, writes Michael Pillemer, so remutualising could be a valid idea to rebuild consumer trust....

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Expert Analysis

Providing financial advice has managed to stand the test of time, writes Michael Pillemer, despite the rollercoaster of changes which have affected the industry in recent...

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Life/Risk

As the Australian Securities and Investments Commission kicks off its review of the Life Insurance Framework a new report has defended the value of life/risk commissions....

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Life/Risk

New research has confirmed what most life/risk advisers already knew – that front-loading discounts on life/risk products to buy market share ultimately works against the...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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