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Successful advisers integrate estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
Successful financial advisers know how to broach estate planning early in the client relationship and take the initiative to involve the next generation in these conversations, a legal expert says. According to Australian Unity national manager of estate ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has sold 100% of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of ...

Finalist feedback on future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Implementing new means of engagement with clients and collaborating more with fellow advisers is paramount to changing the public's perception of the financial advice industry. Discussing the key themes of the final day of judging for this year's Rising ...

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
AMP launched an online Life Insurance Framework (LIF) resource aiming to prepare advisers for the 1 January 2018 legislative changes. The resource hub features video tutorials and a cashflow modeller that assesses the impact different remuneration structures ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Retirees looking to include preferences for high environmental, social and governance performance and reduced carbon in global equity dividend strategies can do so without forfeiting income, according to AXA Investment Managers. A recent study by the ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
In an industry first, the UK Financial Conduct Authority's concerns about anti-competitive practices of investment consultants have been referred to a consumer protection and anti-competition watchdog to further investigate the industry. The FCA announced ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
One quarter of self-managed superannuation fund retirees have a less than 50% chance of achieving their retirement goals with the amount needed to afford a comfortable retirement jumping 17%. Latest research from the SMSF Association and Accurium demonstrates ...

Stressed Aussies increasingly tempted to access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
More Australians are seeking financial advice as they become increasingly less financially resilient, with latest research showing about 69% of adults experienced significant levels of financial stress last year. This is a key finding from research ...