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Deloitte partner moves to Trustee Partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... director Phillip Kingston. Huppert has more than 25 years' experience in superannuation, wealth management and life insurance. His first 10 years were spent in a variety of actuarial roles at Colonial Mutual before moving on to consulting at Askit Consulting ...

Inappropriate advice drives disputes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... 2015-16 annual review. Of the 20,298 disputes accepted 1,141 were investments and advice disputes (5%) and 1,095 were life insurance disputes (5%). The review found the most common issues in investment and advice disputes was inappropriate advice (28%) ...

Energy Super selects group insurer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Energy Super has chosen who will provide its group salary continuance insurance. Effective from 5 September, MLC Life Insurance has won the contract in what the life company has described as "a significant announcement for MLC Life Insurance as it continues ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... the big five financial advice firms Conflicted advice at the big five financial advice firms Fee-for-no-service Life Insurance statement of advice Quality of financial advice

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has fired back at Life Insurance Customer Group member Mark Dunsford who claims the reforms contained in the Life Insurance Framework are designed purely to benefit life companies and banks. In ...

LICG successful in triggering AFA EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... Act to propose an amendment to its constitution via an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Spearheaded by the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG), the AFA said the resolution contained in the member forms seeks to change the policymaking powers of ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... fund," said AIA strategic partnership manager Anthony Clough. The panel also considered the intricacies surrounding life insurance and TPD cover available through MySuper, highlighting that a majority of members don't understand that when they get TPD ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... unit trusts increased $2.7b (1%), friendly societies increased $0.1b (2%), and common funds increased $0.1b (1%). Life insurance corporations decreased $0.6b (0%), and cash management trusts decreased $0.3b (1%). US durable goods orders US durable goods ...

LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) has failed to trigger an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) to explore a change to the body's constitution after nearly half of the submissions it sent requesting one ...

ClearView earnings reflect business growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... increase for the year to $28.2 million. The surge in operating earnings was largely concentrated on ClearView's life insurance division which saw a 60% increase to $24.5 million, largely driven by a 30% increase in in-force premiums. Its wealth management ...