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Willis Re refreshes executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... strengthen Willis Re's ability to provide clients in the region with world-class catastrophe analytics capabilities," Wills Re said in a statement. Willis Re is expecting to hire to fill another role in the Australian business as the current Australian ...

Half of Australians don't have a will

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... will, while 34% just "haven't gotten around to it yet." Victorians and South Australians are the most likely to not have wills (54%), while Queenslanders are the most likely to have one (47% don't have wills). Finder personal finance expert Kate Browne ...

Insurance shake-up puts clients first

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Round six of the Royal Commission exposed systemic issues across the life insurance value chain and its fledgling code of practice that's yet been powerless to stop unethical behaviour. But industry experts say all hope is not lost. Counsels assisting ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... into the aged care sector and is calling for elder financial abuse to be scrutinised. Maurice Blackburn national head of wills and estates law Andrew Simpson said elder financial abuse was in many instances under-reported but remained a key issue in ...

Soaring funeral costs require adviser airtime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... wishes of how the funeral takes place. Another theme Hacker comes across regularly is clients putting funeral wishes in their wills. While this is useful, Hacker said, it is "more important to make sure your loved ones or next of kin know what you want." ...

Franklin Templeton appoints two distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... head of investment and consultant relations. Teh is a CFA charter holder and prior to starting at CFS in 2012, she was a Wills Towers Watson investment consultant and actuarial analyst. She starts in the newly-created role on July 2. FTI has also promoted ...

ASX invests in e-property settlements business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... as it's connectivity with the Reserve Bank of Australia. ASX and ATI are getting two board seats each. InfoTrack's David Wills has been appointed as Sympli's chief executive. Wills joined InfoTrack in 2017 as general manager of business development. ...

New partnership to simplify estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Myprosperity is partnering with a specialist estate planning law firm to provide free, automated wills. Added estate planning functionality will allow financial advisers using the myprosperity platform to generate a standard, legally binding will from ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... 2017-2018 Budget. This year, AIST's focus has shifted towards having the Government fill gaps in the superannuation system. It wills the government to reconsider member benefit protection as a solution to small account balance erosion, and that the ATO ...

Baby boomers unprepared for wealth transfer: Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... nearly 60% of Australians have a will, many still remain vulnerable. Research suggests nearly three quarters of contested wills are successfully changed," he said. "Ensuring safeguards are in place so that money goes where it's intended is a big part ...