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ASX healthcare firm denies disclosure breach

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... alleged this revision should have been provided earlier, on November 21. Sirtex denied it breached disclosure obligations by not disclosing this information earlier, but said it would comply with the infringement notice and pay a $100,000 penalty "given ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

Lazy LIF planning means advice businesses at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
With four months to go the majority of risk advisers are still not prepared for impending changes to remuneration to be brought by the Life Insurance Framework taking effect in January 2018. A study of 200 risk advisers commissioned by Zurich found ...

Multi-asset strategy enters Aussie retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... all asset classes the fund is constantly making macro decisions. Fulcrum's view is that several global equity markets are not expensive, especially if you look at valuation relative to their respective history. Stevens said greater opportunities sit ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... CBA will continue to earn income on the distribution of life and health insurance products. The sale and partnership does not encompass general insurance, meaning the CommInsure brand will be retained by CBA. Commenting on the transaction, CBA chief ...

Labor rejects ASIC chair nominee

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... Government's decision to proceed with its nomination for ASIC's next chair. Bowen said Labor "makes it very clear" it will not support the appointment of Credit Suisse chair and former CBA general counsel John O'Sullivan. He said O'Sullivan "threatens ...

Advice industry wasting potential on old models

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Numerous financial advisers are resisting change and not doing enough to increase the value of their practice when the time calls for a successful exit and comfortable retirement. Tynan Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan said ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... judge ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar spoke of how Rising Star finalists are using different methods of communication to not only keep in touch with clients and educate them around their finances but also to build on their relationships and ingrain ...

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... longer accept applications from October 1. AMP Elevate will become its flagship stand-alone retail risk offer; the closure will not impact other AMP insurance products on offer, including AMP Flexible Super - Super Protection or Essential Protection. ...

Investec to take on Aussie ABL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... transactions. It plans to target mid-market companies boasting sizeable, asset rich balance sheets, with earnings levels that do not necessarily meet the leverage hurdles for the debt quantum required by the company/borrower. Investec said its blended ...