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HK funds market just ahead of Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... including 519 licensed asset management and fund advisory corporations, 47 registered financial institutions and 21 insurance companies.

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers is refining aspects of the Life Insurance Framework developed jointly with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... Findex's Centric Wealth and Financial Index Wealth Accountants divisions will now only recommend commission-free life insurance policies. As per the recommendations provided by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association ...

AZ NGA acquires $180m CBA advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... $180 million in assets under management. It provides advice on investment and asset allocation, retirement planning and insurance. It has won the Victorian and Tasmanian Financial Wisdom practice of the year award in 2006, 2011 and 2014. This is AZ NGA's ...

AIA sees $1.9bn premium growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
AIA recorded the highest percentage growth among Australia's life insurance risk premium inflows during the 12 months to March 2015 according to Plan for Life data. AIA grew 20.2%, recording $1.87 billion in inflows, seeing them jump from fifth to third ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... that these instruments mitigate." "Alternatively, the presence of the Age Pension may be seen as providing sufficient insurance against a 'safety net' longevity risk," the policy paper said.

Advisers should beware industry "frenemies"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... Institute white paper, Connected Convenience, Fox said that multiple industries - including supermarkets selling life insurance products, industry funds providing internal advice to members, accountants with Australian Financial Services Licences and ...

ASIC bans auditor and adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
ASIC has permanently banned an insurance adviser and disqualified an SMSF auditor. Abhinav Gupta provided insurance advice via ACE Insurance's Victorian Combined Insurance division from October 2013 to May 2014. He was not a salaried employee of Combined ...

Rice Warner highlights $1.8trn insurance gap

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... gap in Australia, according to Rice Warner's Underinsurance in Australia report. The report is based on levels of life insurance, total and permanent disability (TPD) and income protection as at June 30, 2014. The "gap" is determined by comparing the ...

AIA renews commitment with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... assistance for members suffering from mental health issues. Mental illness is one of the top three claims in the life insurance industry, estimated to cost around $160 million dollars a year in income protection and disability claims. "Occupational rehabilitation ...