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Industry needs to act after Trowbridge report failure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... column, Rowe explained that this was because of disagreements between key members in the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group and "leaked submissions". The result, he argued, is an industry that urgently needs to "[repair] trust within the risk insurance ...

Hockey commits cash to infra partnerships plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... governments and the private sector". Hockey also announced that Australia will work with the UK to establish a joint working group for developing tax strategies for multinational businesses. Noting that "some multinationals are diverting profits to avoid ...

Government seeks further Asia Funds Passport consultation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... operational arrangement for the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper has been prepared by the Asia Region Funds Passport Working Group which includes Australia, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It seeks views from the public ...

ClearView calls for life insurance industry crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
ClearView Wealth Limited has petitioned Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chairman John Trowbridge to fix numerous conflicts of interest within the industry. The key recommendations in ClearView's statement were indicating that narrow ...

BNP Paribas pinches senior JPM custody exec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is the executive sponsor of ACSA's regulatory & compliance working group and co-sponsor of its Stronger Super Taskforce and understands legislative changes impacting custodians and clients. Ian Perkins ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... receiving hybrid commissions, level commissions or fee for service. Anderson highlighted that the Life Insurance Working Group, a joint initiative by the AFA and the Financial Services Council (FSC), has set the discussion up over adviser remuneration ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
Life insurance status quo must change and the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group should reconsider banning commissions from risk advice, Industry Superannuation Australia (ISA) said in its submission to the inquiry. ISA noted that the working group ...

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... final report by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) life insurance working group will largely focus on risk advisers' remuneration structures. The report is expected to be completed before March 31, when ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... remuneration of adviser incentives were raised as "critical" areas in the interim report of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). John ...

Change insurance commissions to fight churning: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... It said that the findings of the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) working group should also be considered during the development and implementation phases. On other types of advice commissions such as the ...