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TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business. TAL said an ongoing program of change has been underway for some time and has so far resulted in reduced staffing requirements ...

Pension fund manager siphons $2m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... was found to have stolen $1.84 million from the fund he was overseeing. Woodall was hired in the role on a contract basis via a consulting company from 2009 to 2012. A 2013 audit uncovered a discrepancy in relation to four payments made during that time ...

BTFG enhances life cover application process, waives fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... update to BTFG's LifeCENTRAL+ software, advisers can now share information online and will also soon be able to apply online via their research software. Further, completion of applications with secure data feeds will remove the need to re-key information ...

IOOF expands managed accounts offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... to spend with their clients to cover their broader financial goals and needs. That can only be good for their clients." MPS via Pursuit Select is available to two of IOOF's licensees, Bridges Financial Services and Consultum Financial Advisers. IOOF ...

Education excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Felicity Cooper of Queensland-based Cooper Wealth Management has been recognised for her commitment to professional development via continuing education and making a difference in her local community through the practical application of knowledge and ...

BTFG to boost managed account capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... the 12 months to June, BTFG recorded 250% growth in funds under administration on its managed account solutions available via Panorama. Its number of active clients has also increased by 195%, the group said. This was due, in part, to the launch of seven ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... of the Association of Financial Advisers' Excellence in Education Award for 2017, Ward received a scholarship for study via Kaplan Professional. Instead, Ward negotiated with Kaplan to provide scholarships to West Australian high school students ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... among a chief executive's most critical obligations. "That standard applies with equal force when the communications are made via social media or another non-traditional form," Avakian said. SEC has filed a complaint with the district court of the Southern ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... from detriment. For starters, Counsels Assisting Rowena Orr and Mark Costello asked if the sale of direct sale of insurance via outbound telephone calls should be banned. If not, they questioned whether the current regulatory regime governing this practise ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... ClearView chief actuary and risk officer Gregory Martin did suggest to the Commission that the sale of direct life insurance via outbound calling could not be both financially viable and legally compliant.