Infocus adds Melbourne practice
11 April 2016
Dealer group Infocus Wealth Management has acquired Melbourne-based Performa Financial Services as part of its “succession plan”…
Life Insurance
Education legislation ‘must define adviser degrees’
04 April 2016
A financial services educator has warned the Federal Government against accepting all financial services degrees under forthcoming legislation…
Crapis comes home to CommInsure
04 April 2016
Frank Crapis, formerly head of client solutions at Munich Re, has returned to CommInsure after a two-year stint with the German reinsurer…
More advisers recommend annuities, study shows
04 April 2016
The number of advisers promoting annuities grew further last year, according to a new survey by Investment Trends…
NAB poaches AMP planning boss
04 April 2016
Former Ipac and Genesys MD Tim Steele has been appointed GM of NAB Financial Planning…
AMP advisers help more cancer sufferers
04 April 2016
The AMP Cancer Council Pro Bono Program has reported a 13.3% increase in financial guidance provided to individuals and their families last year…
AFA urges consumers not to ditch life protection
04 April 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers has warned consumers against cancelling life insurance following recent media reports on the industry…
Labor fears institutional dominance under life shake-up
21 March 2016
“Concerns about the activities of large institutions are legitimate, and Labor acknowledges the risk that such institutions may come to dominate the industry,” the ALP senators say…
Consumer groups join drafting process for life code
21 March 2016
The Financial Services Council has added two consumer groups to its discussions on the life insurance code of practice…
Life discontinuance rates stay on downward trend
21 March 2016
Individual lump sum life insurance discontinuances have fallen further, reaching an attrition rate of 14% last year, according to new data from research house Dexx&r…
Canstar hails NobleOak and ANZ direct income protection
21 March 2016
NobleOak and ANZ’s direct income protection products have been awarded five stars by consumer ratings group Canstar…
Customers, advisers make most of TAL wellbeing program
21 March 2016
Life insurer TAL says more than 70% of new policies have benefitted from discounts under its wellbeing program, launched in December…
FPA charity bike ride heads west
21 March 2016
The Financial Planning Association’s Future2 foundation will hold its annual cycle fundraiser in WA this year…
FSC recognises life industry achievers
21 March 2016
MLC Chief Underwriter Fiona Guscott won the Financial Services Council’s industry pioneer award at the Annual Life Insurance Awards last week…
ClearView chief slams life insurance code
14 March 2016
The new life insurance code of conduct will not be approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, despite some Financial Services Council members requesting the step…
CommInsure scandal leads to further ASIC scrutiny
14 March 2016
The life industry is facing another Australian Securities and Investments Commission review in light of the CommInsure allegations…
Framework bill is flawed, says leading adviser
14 March 2016
The current Life Insurance Framework Bill is flawed because it doesn’t include the recent changes to the best-interests duty, former Association of Financial Advisers President Michael Nowak says…
Choice backs adviser reform, but demands total commission ban
14 March 2016
Consumer advocate Choice has called for the Life Insurance Framework Bill to pass without alteration, arguing it is “an improvement on the status quo” in life insurance advice…
Removing stamp duty from commission calculations poses problem: AFA
14 March 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers agrees with stamp duty on life insurance policies being included in commission calculations, but says some issues will need to be addressed…
AIOFP slams direct insurers’ payout rates
14 March 2016
Direct life insurers are guaranteeing cover at the point of claim rather than when policies are sold, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals says…