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Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... provides Prime Super with significant market share across five states in Australia as a provider of utilities services offering good value, reliability and efficiency in the supply of electricity, gas, and water," he said. Last July, Prime Super and ...

Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... advice within its network, through the pilot project. "Elevating the quality and accessibility of risk advice is not just good practice but a social imperative," he said. "It strengthens advisers' business, enriches client relationships, and provides ...

ClearView welcomes chief of staff

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
ClearView has appointed Sharon Leong to the newly created position of chief of staff. Leong will report to ClearView managing director Nadine Gooderick and work with the executive leadership team to oversee the execution of the group's refreshed ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...

A roadmap for transitioning to managed accounts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... simplify the conversation when you're ready to deliver the service," Mantella said. Segmenting a client base is another good strategy, enabling advisers to focus initially on those who will derive the most value from managed accounts. This targeted ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... possible that Australia can sustain unemployment rates below what we have had over the past 40 years. If so, this would be very good news for both the economy and our society." Notwithstanding these outcomes, Lowe said the issue that defined his term ...

Life Sherpa rolls out investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... how to increase the number of Australians accessing advice. "There is a significant portion of the population - who have good jobs, stable income, and clear goals - who are unable to afford full financial advice. The successful deployment of technology ...

CALI launches scholarship to boost female risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has launched a program that aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

Financial advice firms profits jumps: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... have no impact, 10% saw it as a negative, and 15% weren't sure. On the hotly debated shift from best interest duty to good advice duty, 47% felt it was a positive, while 32% concluded it would have no impact, 6% said it was a negative, and 14% weren't ...

Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... takes effect immediately. Integrity Life launched in March 2019, with then-chief executive Chris Powell claiming it was "the good news story" to come out of the Royal Commission, free from the "legacy issues" faced by the large incumbents.