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Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... "The cost of operating a financial planning practice is significant," De Gori said. "The cost of professional indemnity insurance has skyrocketed in recent years and regulatory and compliance costs continue to rise." De Gori said multiple inquiries have ...

ClearView seeks to raise at least $40m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline in profitability was driven by poor underlying claims performance in its life insurance segment, reflecting a loss of around $12.5 million. ClearView said the result should be viewed in light of broader industry ...

The case for an overhaul of advice: Rice Warner, FSC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... separated into either simple or complex advice. Simple personal advice is advice that deals with superannuation, life insurance, debt and budgeting and whereas complex personal advice specifically includes more complex and or risky products or topics. ...

QSuper head of advice exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... Hughes was the chief of member support and advice, and head of product and service for the fund. She helped run the life insurance business, call centre and operations divisions, and drive product and service strategy. Hughes has also worked in senior ...

APRA, ASIC release life insurance stats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
APRA and ASIC have published the latest data on life insurance claims and disputes, demonstrating the difference financial advisers make when it comes to TPD and trauma claims. ASIC's MoneySmart life insurance claims comparison tool has been updated ...

bfinance names client consultant

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... for over a decade in both London and Sydney and was most recently associate director liability driven investment and insurance sales. Commenting on her appointment Goldberg said she is thrilled to be joining and building on the company's strong reputation. ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... she said. A total of 18 ASX200 companies set net-zero targets including BHP Group, Dexus, Fortescue Metals, Graincorp, Insurance Australia Group, Qantas, South32, Scentre Group, Stockland, The Star Entertainment Group, Santos, Suncorp, Vicinity Centres ...

BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... least 38 roles become redundant, as Westpac continues to review its wealth platform, superannuation, investments and insurance businesses. BT's Wealth Connect team provides general financial product advice and deals in life insurance, managed funds ...

Industry fund hikes income protection premiums

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
Ahead of its proposed merger with Cbus, Media Super has announced an increase in insurance premiums for default and non-default income protection. The premiums will increase from 1 December 2020 and will apply to members who receive automatic default ...

Pandemic batters life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... billion from the books of life insurers and triggered a spike in claims, according to new research. KPMG's 2020 Life insurance insights reveals close to half of the firms it analysed are making a loss. Retail disability income received the biggest ...