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FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... exchange, derivatives, securities, superannuation, financial planning, generic knowledge, managed investments and life insurance. Australasian financial services body, Finsia, says the industry currently has an opportunity to set a global benchmark for ...

US golden opportunity for listed infrastructure

ALEX BURKE, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... "throughout the world." Humphreys continued: "I think we're pretty well-placed to enter this space because it's a large life insurance company, with very long term liabilities, which is why infrastructure, with very long-term assets, is a very natural ...

AIA launches business life insurance benefit

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Business owners are able to increase their life insurance without providing evidence of health via a new product recently launched by AIA Australia. The life insurer's new Business Safeguard Forward Underwriting Benefit (FUB) will allow business owners ...

Life insurer premiums up amid group policy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
APRA has issued the Quarterly Life Insurance Performance Statistics report for the March 2015 quarter, showing net life insurer premiums are at $61.8 billion for the year to 31 March 2015, up from $50 billion in the previous year. Net policy payments ...

AMP Capital in the hunt for new CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... strategic alliance with the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) in 2012 and the relationship with China Life Insurance Company.

New initiative to improve women's economic health

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... in regional areas covering money management including the differences between debt and credit, the importance of life insurance, maximising superannuation and investing in shares and property. FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, said understanding financial ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... remuneration continues to be widespread as a result of extensive grandfathering as well as generous exemptions to the life insurance advice industry. If the government is serious about ensuring that consumers can access professional and unconflicted ...

CCMC chief executive appointed as lead ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... ombudsman for investments and advice. She will be dealing with disputes involving investments, financial advice, life insurance and superannuation. In a statement the FOS said Smith brings a wealth of experience in the financial planning sector as well ...

NAB appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... company tax rate, on July 3. Following on from speculation that the bank was looking to reduce its exposure to life insurance, it has released c. $500 million of CET1 capital via a reinsurance arrangement with "a major global insurer". As a result, NAB ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released its life insurance blueprint paper discussing its aim to drive competitive, professional, and valuable service to Australian consumers. "Remuneration for insurance work should be compensated ...