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Advice industry needs to prove it is not conflicted: ALP

The Australian Labor Party has signalled its continuing suspicion of commission-based remuneration with Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Stephen Jones saying the advice indust...

Financial planning

Advisers' businesses unsustainable if only looking for cheap licensees

Advisers need to be confident that a prospective licensee will be around in the future if they are looking for a discounted licensee, according to a panel....

Life/Risk

There is a future for level premiums: panel

Fixed term level premiums will give more certainty for clients and will become the norm in the future but there has not been a proper level premium for a fixed term produ...

Financial planning

ASIC 'not looking to catch anyone out'

The corporate regulator’s review on life insurance advice will unlikely be followed by with enforcement action. ...

Financial planning

Tech to help reduce price of advice

The Government is looking to help condense and automate some approvals, and consents advisers need for clients to reduce costs and increase the quality of advice, accordi...