How much you’ve lost
15 October 2002
For all those insurers and brokers worrying about the equity markets and the impact they’re having on insurance company profits – and premiums – Ausbil Dexia…
Life Insurance
Helpful guide to getting an AFS Licence
08 October 2002
With ASIC experiencing a high rejection rate of licence applications at the pre lodgement stage, the Securities Institute, in conjunction with ASIC and Freehills is conducting…
Super trustees given a helping hand
08 October 2002
And with super trustees also affected by legislative and market changes, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees released the fourth edition of its Trustee Handbook…
Tax changes affect life insurance
17 September 2002
Amendments to the income tax law affecting life insurance companies have been announced by Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan…
AXA wants more
10 September 2002
Things have been looking positive at AXA Asia Pacific since it announced its mid-year results, and the word is that the group will remain committed to its strategy…
ING goes Tandem
10 September 2002
Tandem Financial Advice is the name of ING’s new streamlined advice structure that will now run RetireInvest and Millennium 3, which ING has now purchased outright…
Size doesn’t matter in super, says APRA
03 September 2002
APRA has branded as a myth the long-held belief that large superannuation funds are in less danger of failure than smaller funds…
Planners top the complaints list
27 August 2002
Complaints about the activities of financial planners and stockbrokers increased by 22% last year, according to the Financial Industry Complaints service…
Income protection encouraged
20 August 2002
Norwich Union has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness of the need for income protection policies…
IFSA survey shows rosy future for funds managers
13 August 2002
Despite a “modest” performance by funds managers this year, the industry expects strong growth over the next 12 months, according to a survey…
Tower heads for new local horizon
06 August 2002
New Zealand-based Tower is continuing with a radical restructure of its local business following the reluctant departure of long-serving CEO James Boonzaier…
Hang in there, says MLC
30 July 2002
The recent volatility of the share market shouldn’t put investors in panic mode, says Bruce Coleman, the CEO of MLC Investment…
AXA senior executives leaving
23 July 2002
A string of senior executives are quitting Axa Asia Pacific, leaving questions over who will lead the group into the future…
Poor returns end super dream run
23 July 2002
Low or negative investment returns being experienced by many super fund members for 2001-02 reflect the cyclical nature of investing and have been preceded by…
Concerns over inadequate super
16 July 2002
Evidence presented to the Select Senate Committee on Superannuation last week has raised concerns that super will only serve as an adequate income for future retirees…
LIMRA says banks can increase life insurance market share
16 July 2002
Banks will be able to grab a larger share of the life insurance market if they convince consumers they can meet their insurance needs, according to a survey…
Compulsory savings means more investor education
09 July 2002
As superannuation returns continue to head south at an alarming rate, Norwich Life MD Allan Griffiths has appealed for more financial planning education for Australians…
Super funds face shutdown
09 July 2002
Up to 300 Australian superannuation funds could be shut down if strict new standards being pushed by the industry regulator are imposed…
Training chiefs seeking more providers
02 July 2002
The National Finance Industry Training Advisory Body has developed new guidelines to boost the number of financial planning training providers…
Coonan’s super plans under fire
02 July 2002
Shadow retirement incomes minister Nick Sherry has vowed to amend the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (Superannuation) No 2 to fully protect the super balances of all Australians…