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Freedom Insurance flags acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... the $441 million direct life insurance market for new business and a serious contender for industry leadership. Being debt free, Freedom is looking to expand into new life insurance products and channels and even consider acquisition opportunities, he ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... Index, released by WSSA last year in partnership with CoreData, attempts to define the extent to which a given person is "free from financial worries" and having the necessary resources to live their "desired lifestyle." The index found that almost two ...

AIA pilots door-to-door claims program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Life insurer AIA Australia is piloting a claims program that provides free door-to-door support in the face of significant health events. In a crisis the Claims on Wheels program will provide clients with their own personal claims consultant who will ...

Advice key to living the dream

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
Those that feel more fulfilled in life are more likely to have an ongoing relationship with a financial planner, according to new insights from the Financial Planning Association of Australia. New research released by the FPA shows that almost a quarter ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... certification for the provision of value-based, ethical financial advice is now available to individual advisers delivering advice free from conflict or incentive. Launched by Certainty Advice Group, the certification is applicable to advisers that adhere ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... may have in a pension phase. "Members implemented withdraw and re-contribution strategies including starting a new 100% tax free pension and making contributions to a spouse to try and equalise member balances and maximise access to the $1.6 million ...

Investors short on tax-effective structures: Centuria Life

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... bonds are not-only just as tax-effective as super, but are more flexible, simpler to administer and can be transferred tax-free to whoever you choose. And they have a low regulatory risk," Rogan said.

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report for the June quarter confirmed what we, Australians all, already know...wages growth remains sluggish. Even market consensus got it on point. Growth in total wages stood still at a ...

Ripoll to help victims of rogue advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... their losses. Joining forces with Financial Rescue Australia, Ripoll said that despite the Financial Ombudsman Service's free complaints service having been established to help people recover losses, a certain level of skill is required to lodge and ...

Blended models are the future of advice: HUB24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The relationship between financial advisers and their clients is more important than ever as technological advancement continues to transform the wealth management arena. A new white paper from HUB24 and CoreData demonstrates that while technology stands ...