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ASIC suspends practice licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... provides financial advice for clients with self-managed super funds or similar investments and income protection and life insurance policies.

ClearView moves on IFA market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... dealer group and independent advisers," he said. ClearView is the result of the 2010 acquisition of Bupa Australia's Life Insurance and Wealth Management businesses by MMC Contrarian Limited (MMC), after which it changed its company name to ClearView ...

ASIC, FPA, and FOS address shadow shopper report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... industry, and comes at a critical time of reform and transformation," said Alison Maynard, FOS Ombudsman - investment, life insurance and superannuation. The FPA workshops will be held in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide throughout May ...

BT Insurance upgrades offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... injured and unable to complete these duties. "Underinsurance in Australia occurs because for many people traditional life insurance products don't meet their needs. What we have done is create more flexible products that reflect the changes taking place ...

Advisers urged to keep up pressure on FOFA change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... drafting of the best interests duty, and to further refine the ban of commissions on risk insurance inside super. Life insurance specialist Asteron Life is also urging advisers to continue lobbying local MPs over their concerns, and keep up pressure ...

Sentry advisers' new referral opps

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... services and the real estate industry as has happen previously, property buyers will receive complimentary limited life insurance protection providing cover for 60 days. Sentry financial advisers then follow up with the purchaser to activate the free ...

YBR continues aggressive expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Currently Yellow Brick Road (YBR) partners and whitelabels Gateway products for mortgages, ALI/Metlife products for Life Insurance, and OneVue for investment platform. YBR is yet to post a net profit, with Australian International Financial Reporting ...

Life Insurance investment revenue takes a hit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Investment revenue in the life insurance sector nose dived last year, with latest APRA figures putting the total at $1.63 bn compared to $11.33 bn the previous year. In its quarterly stats for the industry to the year ending 31 December 2011, the regulator ...

Adviser banned for chasing commissions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Group Pty Ltd (Jalee), also an authorised representative of GuardianFP. She provided financial advice and arranged life insurance. During an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), it found Heathwood falsified 65 ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... proposals to further align corporate governance standards in superannuation with banking, general insurance and life insurance. The policy we are announcing today goes even further, requiring our Members to meet the highest standards of transparency ...