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What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... representing about $2.7 trillion managed by 100 members across Australia's wholesale and funds management, superannuation, life insurance, adviser networks and trustee companies has added several recommendations to its pre-Budget submission this year. ...

BTFG reports first half earnings growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
Westpac's wealth management and insurance arm yielded $1.2 billion in revenue in the six months to 31 March 2018, an increase of 5% on 2H17. Overall BT Financial group added $404 million in cash earnings to Westpac Group's interim results, with the ...

David Murray becomes AMP chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... many of whom are Australians serving its customers across wealth management, superannuation, financial advice, life insurance, asset management and banking," Murray said. "It is a significant financial institution and needs to play a role within the ...

Former industry fund CEO moves to AMP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... an $11 billion industry superannuation fund recently joined AMP in a role that will focus on new and existing group insurance clients. Former Local Government Super chief executive Peter Lambert moved to AMP in April. He joined the wealth manager as ...

UniSuper establishes on-campus footprint

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... its members desire. The fund also said it employs 55 financial advisers across the nation to provide superannuation, insurance and retirement strategy advice. "In our experience, UniSuper members are showing a clear preference for face-to-face advice. ...

NAB to divest MLC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... advisers act as authorised representatives of the business (proprietary and aligned). The bank already sold its life insurance business, under the MLC brand, to Nippon Life in 2015. In a media briefing, NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said the divestment ...

Life insurance regulation needs government backing: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
An overwhelming number of people who work in life insurance believe the industry needs government backing so it can properly regulate. In a survey conducted by DST Systems, a large number of respondents (85%) want to engage with ASIC to strengthen the ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... O'Dwyer, saying: "AFCA will be able to deal with complaints about financial firms including banks, credit providers, insurance companies and brokers, financial advisers, managed investment schemes and superannuation trustees." "It will operate significantly ...

Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... balances. The two entities have worked together since 1988. In November 2017 the super fund reduced the rate of life insurance and TPD premiums by 7%, locked in for three years. It previously did the same for income protection cover.

Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... advice, and also whether statutory carve-outs to the ban on remuneration - including the recent carve-out in relation to insurance commissions - should be maintained. The FPA has already responded in part, saying in a communication to members that it ...