Association invites award nominations
05 August 2019
Nominations are open for the Financial Planning Association’s annual awards, which recognises excellence among FPA members, as well as community contributions...
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New directors for Future2 board
05 August 2019
The Financial Planning Association’s foundation Future2 has appointed three people to its board of directors...
Insurers unite to fight super reform bill
29 July 2019
The Government’s reintroduced bill to make insurance opt-in for under 25s and low-balance superannuation accounts is facing opposition from life insurers, super funds, intermediaries and even the Cancer Council...
Consumer groups join opposition to insurance-in-super bill
29 July 2019
Consumer advocates are calling for the Federal Government to change elements of its reintroduced insurance-in-superannuation bill or scrap it altogether...
For sale? Westpac ponders the future of its life arm
29 July 2019
Westpac is considering selling its life insurance business, according to media reports...
Celebrity planner cops three-year ban
29 July 2019
Prominent financial planner Sam Henderson has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for three years...
Crowdfunding covers lack of insurance
29 July 2019
People who lack life insurance cover are driving a boom in crowdfunding efforts to attract financial support after someone dies, life insurer Integrity claims...
Women ‘underestimate their life value’
29 July 2019
Women are undervaluing their life insurance needs by an average $373,000, according to research by NobleOak...
Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference
29 July 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers has released its full speaker’s list at its August annual conference in Adelaide...
EWM acquires Parramatta practice
29 July 2019
Sydney-based life insurance planning practice Eureka Whittaker Macnaught has acquired financial planning practice Warren McHattan in Parramatta...
Demand sees TAL double its adviser masterclasses
29 July 2019
TAL is doubling some of its Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority masterclasses in response to growing demand...
Group cover reform a catch-all, Rice Warner warns
22 July 2019
Rice Warner has joined industry in warning too many account-holders will be caught up in renewed government attempts to pass insurance-in-superannuation legislation...
ClearView writes down financial advice book, goodwill
22 July 2019
ClearView is reporting an expected profit of $4 million for this financial year, after a significant writedown in the value of its financial advice client book and a loss of goodwill...
FPA overhauls planner matching service
22 July 2019
The Financial Planning Association has launched an online matching service to help people find Certified Financial Planners...
ASIC cancels adviser group licence
22 July 2019
The corporate regulator has cancelled a financial advice company’s licence...
MetLife offering wins regional award
22 July 2019
MetLife’s Protect retail product has been recognised at the Insurance Asia Awards, less than a year after its launch...
NEOS expands sales team in SA
22 July 2019
NEOS Life has appointed Andrew Bridgland as Business Development Manager for SA, in response to growing demand...
RBNZ throws spanner in works for AMP Life sale
15 July 2019
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has effectively killed the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life in its current form, after AMP failed to meet necessary preconditions...
AFCA warns against genetic testing discrimination
15 July 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has warned life insurers it will assess complaints against them based on how fairly they treat customers...
Zurich research reveals financial literacy gender gap
15 July 2019
There is a significant gender gap around knowledge of life insurance and possession of policies, according to Zurich...