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Advice firm pays penalty for misleading claims

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Sydney advice boutique Omniwealth Services has paid a $10,200 penalty for making misleading advertising claims on its website. On a page explaining the advantages of investing in property via a self-managed super fund (SMSF), Omniwealth compared the ...

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... before, and its response was a bit clumsy," Gray said. "This was an early days response to a new environment." CPA Australia claims NZICA defamed it in speeches at industry events and breached the Fair Trading Act in statements in flyers and advertisements ...

AIA renews commitment with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... intervention, support and assistance for members suffering from mental health issues. Mental illness is one of the top three claims in the life insurance industry, estimated to cost around $160 million dollars a year in income protection and disability ...

More calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... why he never reported alleged wrongdoings to ASIC. When Kelaher faced the Senate inquiry into financial advice he said claims of widespread wrongdoing at IOOF had no basis in fact. Other IOOF representatives have agreed to front the inquiry but were ...

Claims of wrongdoing have no basis: IOOF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher has told a Senate committee today that claims of widespread wrongdoing at the company have no basis of fact. "I'm confident that I can confirm to you and the broader community that the company has an extremely ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Wednesday's close, buoyed in part by oil giant BP's 4.47 per cent jump on news it agreed to settle US federal and state claims worth up to $US18.7 billion ($A24.47 billion) over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. In eurozone trading, Frankfurt's DAX 30 ended ...

Suncorp Life boss to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... executive, effective October 1, 2015. Dransfield will be replaced by Paul Smeaton, who is currently heading EGM statutory claims and commercial insurance for the business in New Zealand. Summerhayes said that this is the right moment for Suncorp Life ...

Qantas Super chief executive to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... administrator, the appointment of an external insurer to provide standard insurance benefits and day-to-day management of insurance claims, and a concerted and coordinated drive to increase member engagement." Under her tenure, Qantas Super was also ...

Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... general insurance and will aim to set out best practice standards for insurers, including in relation to underwriting and claims management. The government will also consider measures to widen advisers' approved product lists by July 1, 2016. It will ...

Kaplan launches online insurance courses

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... and those looking to enter the industry, and they cover the following qualifications: Certificate IV in Life Insurance (Claims, Sales and Underwriting stream), Certificate IV in General Insurance (Claims, Sales and Generalist stream) and Tier 1 Insurance ...