Research shows high satisfaction with advisers
05 December 2016
Most clients of financial advisers are satisfied with their service, a study commissioned by the Financial Services Council and the Australian Research Council shows…
Life Insurance
Region suffers spike in breast cancer rates
05 December 2016
Asia-Pacific breast cancer rates are increasing rapidly, with global distribution of new cases shifting towards the region…
Life CEO secures Challenger promotion
05 December 2016
Challenger Life CEO Richard Howes has been appointed CEO Distribution, Product and Marketing at the parent company…
Asian insurers look offshore for asset growth
05 December 2016
Asian life insurers’ investment assets will grow at a five-year compound rate of 14.7% to $US4.8 trillion by 2020, according to a forecast by Cerulli Associates…
Suncorp swaps adviser heads
05 December 2016
Suncorp’s Head of Wealth and Life Intermediaries Mark Vilo will swap roles with Head of Bank Intermediaries Steven Degetto next year…
AFA demands action on ‘glaring deficiency’ in life code
28 November 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers wants the Life Insurance Code of Practice revised to include group life and legacy products…
CFP advisers win tax law concession
28 November 2016
The Tax Practitioners Board has recognised the Certified Financial Planning program as an approved course in Australian tax law…
AIOFP attacks insurers on churn issue
28 November 2016
Life insurers are to blame for churning because they put pressure on advisers to recommend new products to clients, an adviser group says…
Adviser banned for ‘one-size-fits-all’ insurance approach
28 November 2016
A Westpac adviser has been banned for eight years for over-insuring clients…
FPA fee code secures ASIC approval
28 November 2016
Financial Planning Association members will be excused from providing fee renewal notices every two years if they sign up to the body’s Professional Ongoing Fees Code…
Industry bodies back standards bill
28 November 2016
Industry associations have welcomed the introduction to Parliament of legislation designed to raise the professional standards of financial advisers…
Committee calls for ASIC intervention powers and executive shaming
28 November 2016
A parliamentary inquiry into the big four banks has called for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to have product intervention powers…
MetLife returns to ‘significant insurers’ list
28 November 2016
MetLife has re-appeared on the latest list of global systemically important insurers, despite winning a US court case earlier this year ordering its removal…
Diabetes and obesity block progress on heart disease
28 November 2016
Rising rates of Type 2 diabetes and obesity are ushering in a new era of heart disease and jeopardising national life expectancy gains, according to a new report…
FPA recognises leading advisers
28 November 2016
A Melbourne-based adviser won this year’s Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award at the Financial Planning Association’s conference in Perth last week…
AIA poaches Mercer group life contract from AMP
28 November 2016
AMP has lost the Mercer group life insurance contract to AIA Australia following a competitive market tender…
NAB cuts entry-level advisers in division overhaul
28 November 2016
NAB Financial Planning has dropped 55 entry-level financial advisers from its dealer group, taking the total to 35…
Investment woe drags on life results
21 November 2016
Life insurers’ gross policy revenue grew to $22.1 billion in the year to September 30 from $20 billion the previous year, according to latest industry figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
Direct insurer tops table for customer loyalty
21 November 2016
Almost half of InsuranceLine customers are “extremely likely” to renew their policies with the direct life insurer, according to new research from Roy Morgan…
New group contracts help TAL power ahead
21 November 2016
TAL has reported a 62% rise in ordinary profit to $122 million for the six months to September 30…