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Financial planning needs more women: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... intelligence. "These qualities drive client satisfaction and could explain why satisfaction and trust is high among consumers with female planners." According to De Gori, greater gender balance would prove beneficial to both the planning profession and ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... the fortnight-long insurance hearings. When asked if the FSC had a view as to the sale of life insurance directly to consumers over the phone, Loane said the council did "not as such," and added outbound calling may be legitimate given the right boundaries. ...

AFA launches consumer advice expo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... David Koch is the executive chair of Pinstripe, which was founded in 2007 by David and Libby Koch. The expo aims to help consumers better understand what financial advice is and what good advice looks like. Consumers are often too embarrassed or, given ...

Legislation lifts ASIC recruitment limitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... the financial system. Competition is critical in improving the performance of the financial system - it ensures both consumers and investors get value for money in the in financial products and services they use, he said. The Bill will also remove ASIC's ...

Advisers granted stat dec authorisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... verified. Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori said the change marks a big win for consumers and the financial advice profession. Advisers now join lawyers, medical practitioners and justices of the peace in their ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... will also need to be approved by ASIC, he said. AFCA chair Helen Coonan welcomed ASIC's approval. "AFCA will provide consumers and small business with access to fair, free and independent complaint resolution," Coonan said. "We look forward to working ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... accidental death insurance was "problematic." Orr echoed why accidental death policies offered little to no value to consumers and many life insurance providers have ceased selling these products altogether. Based on statements submitted to the Commission ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... of 0.9% in August from 0.5% in July and 0.1% in June - suggesting that businesses are able to pass on higher costs to consumers. Still low by the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) inflation expectations but it's heading there. Ben Ong is the ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... practises. It notified ASIC its call centre staff used unfair and high pressure sales tactics to sell life insurers direct to consumers between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2017. Of 32,000 life insurance policies sold, ASIC said 1166 were to consumers ...

Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... TPD definitions used in the insurance products offered through the super funds. These variations make it difficult for consumers to compare the insurance offerings between funds or to understand insurance offered in superannuation, ASIC commented. Poor ...