Centrepoint completes AAP takeover
07 October 2013
Centrepoint Alliance has cleared a final legal hurdle and completed its takeover of Associated Advisory Practices…
Life Insurance
Sinodinos to speak at AFA conference
07 October 2013
Arthur Sinodinos will make his first official address to the industry as Assistant Treasurer at the Association of Financial Advisers’ National Conference next weekend…
Hammelmann joins Guardian as Queensland manager
07 October 2013
Guardian Advice has appointed Andrew Hammelmann as Queensland State Manager, replacing Hugh McLennan…
TV lawyer joins iSelect board
07 October 2013
iSelect has appointed TV industry lawyer Bridget Fair as a non-executive director…
PIS claims grow as Centrepoint looks to insure risk
30 September 2013
Centrepoint Alliance has added $4.5 million to the provision for claims against advisers at its Professional Investment Services business…
AFA reveals female award shortlist
30 September 2013
Professionals from NSW, Queensland and Victoria have been named as finalists for this year’s Association of Financial Advisers’ female excellence in advice award…
Comparators secure authorised rep exemption
30 September 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted an exemption to two life insurance comparators that allows one to act as an authorised representative…
Zurich poised to join third platform
30 September 2013
Zurich is in talks with HUB24 about adding its insurance products to the administration platform…
ASIC bans dealer group director over client transfers
30 September 2013
A Victorian dealer group director who signed transfer forms without clients’ approval has been banned from providing financial services for four years…
Group leads the charge in life market
23 September 2013
Life industry total premium inflows grew 11% to $12.1 billion last financial year, according to new figures from Plan For Life…
Two accountants secure limited AFSLs
23 September 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued two limited Australian financial services licences to accountants, after receiving 19 applications…
FPA reveals national award winners
23 September 2013
Queenslanders have won two of the Financial Planning Association’s three national adviser awards…
AFA reveals adviser and rising star finalists
23 September 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers has named six finalists for its adviser of the year award and six contenders for the rising star prize…
Employers ‘in the dark’ on rehab programs: AIA
16 September 2013
More than half of super and life industry professionals believe employers are unaware of their insurers’ rehabilitation programs, an AIA Australia survey shows…
Advisers move away from life cover
16 September 2013
Life insurance has become less prominent in financial planners’ business mixes, according to an Investment Trends study…
Consumers steer clear of financial advice
16 September 2013
Only 39% of Australians currently receive qualified financial advice, according to a Financial Planning Association survey…
Practice sales slow before ‘huge transition’
16 September 2013
A predicted exodus of financial advisers from the industry following the Future of Financial Advice reforms has failed to materialise, according to financial services business brokers Connect CEO Paul Tynan…
Fishing, trucking and farming top dangerous jobs list
16 September 2013
Commercial fishing is the most dangerous job in Australia, according to a study by comparison website lifeinsurancefinder.com.au…
Canstar hails trio for life insurance value
09 September 2013
Allianz, ANZ and Medibank have won Canstar’s “outstanding value” rating for direct life insurance…
TAL adds to life market share
09 September 2013
Major institutions continue to dominate the life insurance industry, with TAL aggressively chasing new business, according to the latest figures from research house Dexx&r…