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Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... 60% of advice clients believe the removal of life risk commissions would increase underinsurance in Australia, latest research shows. That is a key finding of MetLife's second annual What Clients Want: 2019 MetLife Adviser/Client Research Report ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware they can access life insurance ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... funds have been flowing out of retail funds into public sector funds and industry funds, Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said. Despite the fact that the June quarter was positive for financial markets given the ASX200 rose by 7.9% ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... answer up to 20% of calls because of lack of funding. The AFA Foundation's charity partners this year are Rural Aid, MS Research and the Carly Ryan Foundation. The Carly Ryan Foundation was established by Carly Ryan's mother after her daughter was groomed ...

Chief economist update: US yield curve pictorial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Worries over a US recession have waxed and waned over the past few months. Gentle readers would know that I subscribe to the yield curve that studies by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and New York prove to be the best predictor of a looming US ...

Tribeca Alpha Plus leaks $600m, rebuilds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... on the day after he left. Morningstar followed suit, downgrading it to negative. Liu says the Tribeca will talk to the research houses again in about six months.

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Aside for bragging rights, I can't understand why the current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
The research house has taken umbrage at the public commentary of several influential players over superannuation's eternal policy debate. In a post on its website on Friday, Rice Warner noted the continuous tinkering with the super industry had ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... offering. The figures paint a picture of an industry undergoing dramatic disruption, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin says. "This is not just due to the impacts of the Royal Commission, FASEA or FoFA, but the combined effects of dramatic ...

Value but no trust in advice: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
New research from ASIC reveals what consumers really think when it comes to financial advice. The independent research, commissioned by the regulator, found that while consumers can see the value in seeking financial advice, lack of trust in the industry ...