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Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Association (FPA) has called for greater clarity around the overarching purpose of the Financial Services Council's (FSC) Life Insurance Code. In its latest submission to the FSC the FPA noted that while the current draft has made some progress compared ...

Risk inflows reflect boost in market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... well above average percentage increases. TAL recorded the biggest growth; attributing the 27.1% increase to the CBUS insurance mandate it was awarded. Meanwhile, OnePath and AIA both saw increases of over 14%. In contrast, AMP and MetLife were the only ...

Another former AMP planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... April 2014. ASIC found O'Rourke failed to provide a SoA to 31 clients when advising them to apply for a range of new insurance products or replacing an existing product; failed to make reasonable inquiries in relation to a client and failed to provide ...

Life Insurer Code of Practice falls short: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... The AFA said the commitments to consumers are "insufficient" to foster cultural change and that the role of the life insurance financial advice profession has been ignored. "Restricting the code to setting out best practice standards for insurers in ...

Adviser Ratings makes two senior hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... the financial service industry, having predominantly worked as a consultant for advisers and licensees in the retail insurance sector. Cowie's role will see her securing industry members, AFS licensees and advisers to ensure a high level of engagement ...

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... of retirement income and risk. Several of the most recent public submissions focus on the Commission's measurement of insurance in super, and Maddock said it's an issue that is detracting from the system's intended goal. "If the objective of the superannuation ...

Adviser feedback drives Elevate Online refresh

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... process and is designed to make it easier for advisers to educate and support clients in making informed decisions on life insurance cover. The updates allow advisers to quote and apply for insurance using iPad or android tablets and compare a number ...

Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... they can make is to make sure they've only got one fund - that way they're only paying one lot of fees and one lot of insurance premiums. "For young mothers, if they're taking a career break then they're already going to be facing lower super contributions ...

BNP appoints sales manager from J.P. Morgan

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Queensland. David Pember joins BNP from J.P. Morgan, where he was executive director, sales manager asset managers and insurance companies. Prior to that, he was a director of strategic alliances at Omgeo and an APAC sales manager at Thomson Financial. ...

ASIC hands down more permanent bans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... his clients." ASIC claims that between 4 February 2011 and 31 July 2014 Panganiban advised 49 clients who held risk insurance through their AMP superannuation fund to cease those existing policies and replace them with new AMP policies, without consideration ...