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Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Suncorp Group is considering all the possible options, including a potential sale of its life insurance business despite a 56% surge in underlying after-tax profit to $39 million reported in its latest financial results. The life insurance arm's strong ...

SMFSA voices support for AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... to the SMSF Association. Establishing AFCA consolidated the functions of the Financial Ombudsman Service, Credit and Insurance Ombudsman, and Superannuation Complaints Tribunal into one governing body, which was approved in parliament yesterday. Under ...

AMP cuts fees for new wholesale fund suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... Advice and SMSF businesses and managing margin compression in wealth management. We've stabilised and reinsured our life insurance business and we've stepped up our international growth, particularly in AMP Capital." "Our growing global capability in ...

LIF reforms to drive specialised advice industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The advice industry post-Life Insurance Framework reforms is "bright and full of potiential" for those businesses that adopt a more specialised approach, according to Bombora Advice managing director Wayne Handley. Handley said the LIF reforms are compelling ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund is reducing insurance premiums that will save members $100 million over the next financial year. From May 2018, AustralianSuper and life insurance partner TAL will decrease life insurance premiums by 14% for death ...

Challenger flags new Fidante partnership, record profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... 18% to $76.5 billion) and life sales (up 21% to $3.3 billion). The 20-year maturity with Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance Company, announced in 2016, accounted for 17% of 2018 first-half life sales. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... complete a full graduate diploma. It also intends to advocate for the inclusion of areas of specialty, such as life insurance, and having its FChFP designation recognised as prior learning.

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... already emerged from 385 public submissions including inappropriate financial advice and inappropriate dealing with life insurance claims. Orr explained there are also submissions from both financial institutions and the general public that display a ...

CareSuper appoints investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... role follows CareSuper making two appointments to its senior leadership team last year. Former general manager of RACV Insurance, Paul Northey, joined CareSuper as executive manager - relationships and growth, responsible for fund growth and maximising ...

Court fines advice firm $7.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... that restrained WRM, Yes FS and Yes FP from using its cash rebate business model. WRM provided retail clients life risk insurance and superannuation products advice, while Yes FP gave personal financial advice. WRM advertised 'fast cash' to consumers ...