Two former WealthSure clients have been granted an application for special leave to appeal the reduction of their claim against the planning group and to compel its profe...
The number of PI insurance providers is likely to grow but planners have been warned that not every service they provide will be covered....
ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell, says the regulator will be taking a clsoe look at professional indemnity insurance in coming months....
The corporate regulator is not seeking any changes to PI insurance requirements for advisers stating that ‘tinkering’ would not deal with problems related to claims or di...
Nearly 50 per cent of financial advisers access PI insurance through one of three insurers with CGU supplying nearly a quarter of planners with PI cover....
Nearly 50 per cent of financial advisers access PI insurance through one of three insurers with CGU supplying nearly a quarter of planners with PI cover....
Centrepoint Alliance to assist planners gain their own licence and secure PI cover ...
There exists plenty of evidence that the External Dispute Resolution regime and its interplay with PI cover is proving problematic for the financial planning industry. Mi...
The actions of external dispute resolution entities has served to impact both the cost and availability of professional indemnity insurance. ...
The increasing complexity of financial services legislation is responsible for the growing levels of frivolous legal claims against planners. ...
The AFA wants the Financial Systems Review to encompass both PI and the external dispute resolution processes....
Legal costs in appeal set to consume client payment despite ruling in their favour. ...
Risk-focused dealer group Synchron is strongly considering going to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over a particular dealer group charging advi...
Lawyers target planners as ASIC says PI is a risk management tool rather than a consumer protection mechanism....
The Salisbury Group (TSG), a planning business with 50 planners, has gone into administration following the recent closure of Australian Financial Services (AFS). ...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...