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Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... by the then Assistant Treasurer on 25 June 2015," the government said, referring to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group, led by John Trowbridge. The government will consider the extent to which legislation or action by ASIC may be necessary to ...

Medical risk leader joins Bombora

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
A specialist medical risk provider has joined Bombora Advice. MediBroker, founded in 2012 by managing director Aaron Zelman, focuses on risk advice solutions for medical professionals. It currently has over 300 clients and will join Bombora as a principal ...

Industry gears for new settlement regime

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... recently appointed Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) chair David Knights. In its role on the Operations Working Group established last year by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), ACSA has been a key contributor in the preparations. The ...

Indigenous super on Canberra agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... red tape between superannuation funds, government agencies and indigenous Australians will be a priority when a working group meets with politicians in Canberra this week. Members of the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group will meet with both Assistant ...

FSC awards industry execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
The FSC awarded eight top executives for their contributions to the industry at the conference gala dinner, which took place last night at Movie World, on the Gold Coast. The eight winners were Perpetual senior risk manager Alan Lewitton, AMP's Janet ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has commissioned a report on life insurance advice, with Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair John Trowbridge selected as an adviser for the project. Consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver (MJW) have been ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... documents, in accessing their super. "ASIC welcomes the enthusiasm and commitment of the [Indigenous Superannuation] Working Group, and in particular its chair, Eva Scheerlink (of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees), to tackle issues facing ...

Trowbridge salutes risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chair John Trowbridge has applauded the industry-led risk reforms package. After the industry bodies behind the LIAWG - the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association of Australia ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... approved product lists (APLs). All the above, it should be noted, were addressed in the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group's Report on Retail Life Insurance Advice, released on March 26. In response to the looming Government decision, the AFA, FPA ...

First State Super restructures top brass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... State Super, McAliece was the lead partner of superannuation advisory services with KPMG and chair of the joint working group that provided oversight to the 2011 merger of First State Super and Health Super. "This new appointment will enable Graeme Arnott ...