Sinodinos vows review will not add to regulation
14 October 2013
The proposed financial services inquiry will help grow the industry rather than add more regulation, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos says…
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CFP body to look at planning regulation
14 October 2013
The Financial Planning Standards Board will hold a two-day strategy meeting in Sydney next week and will also examine the role of adviser regulation…
FOS extends review submission deadline
14 October 2013
The deadline for submissions to an independent review of the Financial Ombudsman Service has been extended until this Friday…
FPA to spend profit on communications upgrade
14 October 2013
The Financial Planning Association plans to invest in an information system to improve member communications, knowledge sharing and engagement…
New AMP chief names leadership team
14 October 2013
Incoming AMP CEO Craig Meller has appointed a new 10-member leadership team, with Gordon Lefevre named as CFO…
Life groups ‘falling short’ on industry growth
07 October 2013
Life insurers have not done enough to grow the industry in the past three years, according to a report by Plan For Life…
Centrepoint completes AAP takeover
07 October 2013
Centrepoint Alliance has cleared a final legal hurdle and completed its takeover of Associated Advisory Practices…
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…