AFA urges members to challenge perceptions
29 July 2013
Advisers must change government and regulator perceptions of their role, according to Association of Financial Advisers CEO Brad Fox…
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Australian operations pull down RGA result
29 July 2013
Reinsurance Group of America has reported a net loss of $US49.6 million ($53.5 million) for the quarter to June 30, down from a $US141 million ($152 million) profit in the corresponding period last year…
AFA award winners ‘set benchmark’
29 July 2013
The quality of entrants for this year’s Association of Financial Advisers Excellence in Education Awards can help improve public perceptions of the industry, according to an award sponsor…
Beazley recruits Richardson for group life role
29 July 2013
Beazley Underwriting continues to grow its Australian group life business, with the appointment of former TAL business development manager Duncan Richardson as Life, Accident and Health Development…
Volunteers join FPA advice campaign
22 July 2013
The Financial Planning Association has received a strong response from volunteers for its Ask an Expert service…
Group insurance guidelines ‘give greater clarity’
22 July 2013
CommInsure has welcomed new Financial Services Council guidelines on group insurance takeover terms…
AFA conference considers shape of things to come
22 July 2013
This year’s Association of Financial Advisers National Conference will focus on the future for practices during a period of unprecedented change…
APRA defines MySuper occupational incapacity rules
22 July 2013
MySuper members can use permanent incapacity insurance on an “own-occupation” basis, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed…
Platforms add insurance options for advisers
22 July 2013
Investment platform providers are responding to adviser demand for more insurers on approved lists…
Customers ‘don’t trust insurers’
15 July 2013
Consumers do not trust life insurers to pay claims, according to a new report from the Association of Financial Advisers and BT…
It pays to be a planner in Victoria or NSW
15 July 2013
Financial planners in NSW and Victoria continue to earn more than their counterparts in other states, according to the latest Michael Page Australia Salary and Employment Forecast…
AMP and MLC continue to lose share
15 July 2013
Leading life insurers face mounting pressure as recent entrants continue to grow their market shares, according to new figures from Plan For Life…
More female advisers needed, says AFA
15 July 2013
The Association for Financial Advisers has renewed its call for more women to join the industry…
FPA praises push for advisers to join associations
08 July 2013
The Financial Planning Association has welcomed AMP’s requirement for advisers to belong to a professional association…
Lifewise joins Synchron
08 July 2013
Gold Coast-based Lifewise Wealth Protection has joined the Synchron dealer group…
VC winner to open FPA congress
08 July 2013
Registrations have opened for the Financial Planning Association’s national congress in Sydney…
TAL joins UN sustainability initiative
08 July 2013
TAL Life has joined the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance group…
Tax agents bill ‘rammed through’ Senate
01 July 2013
The bill requiring financial services licensees to register as tax agents has passed the Senate, despite continued opposition from the Coalition…
FPA members ‘in good shape’ for FOFA
01 July 2013
The Future of Financial Advice reforms begin today, and the Financial Planning Association says its members are ready…
Guardian merges WA practices in equity deal
01 July 2013
Guardian Advice will roll two of its WA financial planning practices into Capital Managers, after the dealer group took an undisclosed equity stake in the company…