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APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... increases in premiums at the end of premium guarantee or contractual periods," the regulator said. A recent Financial Standard poll found that the industry will continue to bump up premiums in 2021. Nearly 90% of participants said group insurance will ...

AMP does not treat advisers fairly: Poll

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
A new poll has revealed widespread disappointment in AMP's treatment of its aligned financial advisers in renegotiating Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) agreements. Financial Standard polled roughly 250 people in the financial services industry, asking them ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... recruitment. None of them are suggesting that positions they were looking to hire will not progress at all." A Financial Standard poll recently found that 19% of respondents had a hiring freeze in place at their business and 12% had seen hours cut back. ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... superannuation funds and investment managers divest tobacco from portfolios and encourage others to follow suit, a Financial Standard poll shows the initiative has a mixed effect on investors. The survey, which asked what best described the growing momentum ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... services have taken a hit since the Royal Commission began. Eighty-seven per cent of respondents to a Financial Standard poll either agreed or strongly agreed the levels of consumer trust and satisfaction have worsened since the Royal Commission into ...

Super changes increasing adviser workload: Financial Standard poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Advisers' workload has somewhat increased since the superannuation changes took effect on July 1, Financial Standard's weekly poll reveals. Forty-four per cent of advisers are carrying a heavier workload, while one-in-five (19%) are still grappling ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
An exclusive Financial Standard polling of the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) awards finalists show overwhelming support for more stringent proficiency requirements - but the industry can still expect a major fallout from those who choose ...

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... mixed feelings about whether young superannuation fund members should opt in to life insurance, the latest Financial Standard poll reveals. Twenty-nine per cent of respondents disagree that young super fund members should have the choice to opt in to ...

New era in fee disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... the resources to handle - or didn't know about. "They're the ones that could lose their CFPs," he said. Financial Standard poll on fee disclosure While small to mid-size firms could struggle, a Financial Standard spot poll of the 30 largest financial ...
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