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NAB hands Asian life insurance to AXA

... second largest life insurer in Indonesia in terms of new business boosting their adviser distribution from nearly 1,000 agents to over 2,200. Les Owen, AXA APH's group chief executive that the Hong Kong operations will also benefit. "Life insurance margins ...

Zurich sends team to help US hurricane victims

... flattened when the storm levee in New Orleans broke. Day said that the team will help answer claims queries from brokers, agents and customers affected by the hurricanes. "Each member is fully aware that they are embarking on a 30-day commitment in what ...

New broker licensing laws will hurt planners

... Rather than be bogged down by another layer of compliance, Foley suggests that planners form partnerships with broking agents. National Mortgage Brokers for example has over 90 broking businesses on its books and is growing rapidly thanks to the lending ...

AUI to launch two new property trusts

... managers assigned to specific property sectors: retail, industrial and commercial and healthcare. "If you look at real estate agents, they are divided between the retail division, the industrial division and so on. That's what we're going to do. I think ...

Tasplan endorses industry fund campaign

... operate on a not-for-profit basis, every dollar of profit is directed to its members and not to external shareholders or agents, brokers or financial planners. Industry body, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has consistently warned ...

Industry funds kick off choice campaign…

... whether this enormous sum accrued to the retirement savings of working Australians or ended up in the pockets of commission agents and others associated with higher cost retail funds."

ASIC reveals financial services refinement projects

... basic online calculators with a view to encouraging their use. AISC will also plans to examine general insurance arranging agents. Here the regulator will clarify and provide relief if necessary regarding insurers being responsible for the conduct of ...

ASIC alerts super fund members about large exit fees

... superannuation began. The exit fees these funds charge are long-expiry fees and were designed to cover commissions paid to agents employed to sell the products. Typically the fees do not expire until the fund member reaches retirement age, a long-range ...

Bradley Cooper to stand trial

... made false and misleading statements to obtain further payments for himself and his associated companies from HIH and its agents. Mr Cooper is due to appear in the Supreme Court on a date to be fixed.

ATO ruling leaves consumers exposed; CPA

... planners, said it will seek talks with corporate regulators after the Australian Tax Office (ATO) ruled that unregistered tax agents could give tax advice without fear of recourse from consumers. The ATO last week issued a draft ruling that said a subsection ...