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Asteron discusses alternative commission structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Mark Vilo reportedly told a company roadshow in Melbourne the idea by no means provides all the answers. One of the Trowbridge report's recommendations suggests level commissions to be set at 20% of premiums and Vilo suggests the wholesale model would ...

Fortnum drops upfront risk commissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... either charge using a fee-for-service model for insurance advice or use a hybrid/level commission model. As per the Trowbridge report's recommendations, level commissions will be set at 20% of premiums along with a possible $1,200 initial advice payment. ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... past. At the moment, a Parliamentary Joint Committee into financial advice, the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) and the Trowbridge report into risk advice are raising questions about the current model. "Although the industry is responding to these reviews ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...

AFA calls for adviser leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... advisers and licensees should take leadership roles in "pre-empting" life insurance reforms. Signalling the controversial Trowbridge Report as being the catalyst for self-directed industry reform, Fox said: "I would not be surprised at all if we see ...

Industry needs to act after Trowbridge report failure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Trowbridge report likely won't become the "blueprint" for the life industry, said former Financial Planning Association of Australia chair Matthew Rowe. In a newspaper column, Rowe explained that this was because of disagreements between key members ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... advice channel, the company said. In light of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report and the Trowbridge report on risk advice, company executives Michael Harrison and Don Trapnell recently took a trip to the UK to understand ...

Trowbridge proposals will hit consumers hardest

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
AFA chief executive Brad Fox has hit back at the FSI and Trowbridge recommendations, saying they are "unworkable, impractical and do not acknowledge the value life insurance advisers provide to consumers." He noted that the hybrid remuneration model ...

Frydenberg sets fuse on Trowbridge time bomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... They've got weeks or, at most, a couple of months." His comments came in response to a question about the aims of the Trowbridge Report. The federal member for Kooyong described the recommendations in report as 'interesting' giving the clearest signal ...

Rice Warner chief supports commissions cap

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice said the commission structure proposed in the Trowbridge Report is a "necessary improvement". In an article written for Rice Warner's INSIGHTS section, he noted the difficulty of changing established remuneration ...