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MLC launches claims processing platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... partnership with ClaimVantage will give us the tools to provide our customers with a great claims service and provide advisers with confidence where they have recommended MLC Life Insurance to their customers," she said.

NAB adviser puts beneficiaries at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
NAB Financial Planning is undertaking a review after one of its advisers failed to correctly witness the signing of client Beneficiary Nomination Forms on more than one occasion. During a regular compliance review in late 2016, NAB Financial Planning ...

Robo-advice not a priority for 2017-18: Spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... The statistics reinforce recently published articles on robo-advice. Earlier this month UniSuper said meeting financial advisers face-to-face continues to grow as the preferred approach among its members. A recent Milliman survey found about a quarter ...

Advice industry must not rest on laurels: Diamantidis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... get super excited if it goes up to 22%," Diamantidis said. Addressing the Sydney leg of the Association of Financial Advisers' Inspire roadshow, the 2016 AFA/TAL Female Excellence in Advice Award winner said the majority of Australians see managing their ...

ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... companies, says ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens. Speaking at yesterday's Conference of Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers, Stevens outlined the development of an ASX 'sweet spot' capability for attracting companies in the 50 to $500 million market ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... industry. That was the warning delivered by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in his address to the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association conference in Sydney this morning. Addressing delegates, Medcraft made reference to the level of trust in institutions ...

Praemium review clears Ohanessian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... that in terminating Ohanessian, the company incurred costs totalling $972,000. These costs included corporate and legal advisers, public relations, registry, investor engagement, government support services and interim chief executive placement. The ...

Financial advice cannot be a quick-fix: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Australians aren't seeking financial advice because the industry is driven by product and personality, not value, and advisers must take a long-term approach to working with clients. Certainty Advice Group acknowledges that such an approach can be challenging ...

Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... of the Federal Government's proposed first home superannuation saver scheme is raising concerns with several financial advisers. HLB Mann Judd wealth management manager Lindzi Caputo said there are still a lot of questions surrounding the initiative ...

Colonial First State platforms make deferred annuities more accessible

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Advisers will soon have access to Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities through Colonial First State platforms. Speaking at an adviser event in Sydney yesterday, CFS head of retail platforms Sam Wall announced that from 1 July 2017, Challenger products ...