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AIA hybrid program signs 1,000 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... on to AIA Australia's transition to hybrid program. The program is designed to help advisers accommodate the new Life Insurance Framework, recently formalised by the Government. It facilitates a transition from relying on revenue from up-front commission ...

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
MLC has announced it is cutting premiums for two life insurance products by up to 15% as part of a reinvigoration aimed solely at attracting new customers. The premium cuts come into effect at the same time MLC is beginning its customer smartwatch fitness ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... financial planning was really emerging during that time. Prior to that, I think it was very much segregated to life insurance guys and investment specialists, without that holistic view of planning. People were doing it, but it definitely wasn't mainstream." ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... performance across its default MySuper option, its diversified and asset specific investments as well as its sharply priced insurance cover." This is HOSTPLUS's second consecutive win in this category. CareSuper, a previous superannuation fund of the ...

AB calls for three-stage CIPR

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... retirees purchasing an annuity as soon as they turn age 65. Hutchins said purchasing an annuity too early does not provide insurance value and means passing more money from the investment pool in to the hands of longer living members. "When I get older ...

Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
More Australian banks will follow NAB's exit from manufacturing life insurance, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice's comments follow Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's issuing of the Government's response to the Life Insurance ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... concessional contribution caps based on joint incomes and a government provided basic level of lump sum death and disability insurance cover. The latter would be a "lump sum, scaling down from, say, $100,000 up to age 40 and provided to anyone not in ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... than $555 billion of managed fund assets invested in multi-sector investment trusts, superannuation funds, pensions and insurance bonds as at 31 July 2015, according to Morningstar. The researcher recently completed qualitative research assessments of ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who reach certain goals by providing discounts on their life insurance policies. If customers can reach a "target wellness score" - which is based on active hours, step count, sleep duration ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...