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ClearView predicts end of independent financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
The recommended restrictions and levelling of commission levels and upfront payments in the FSI and Trowbridge reports could drive independent advisers completely out of business, according to ClearView's FSI submission. The submission suggested that ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The government and industry bodies have responded to the recommendations in John Trowbridge's Review of Retail Life Insurance Advice. The Treasury was broadly supportive, with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commenting that the report "makes a significant ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Trowbridge report's recommendations will likely increase the cost of life insurance for Australians, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) cautioned. Specifically, AFA chief executive Brad Fox noted that because the Initial Advice Payment ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The final version of the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian ...

ClearView calls for life insurance industry crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
ClearView Wealth Limited has petitioned Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chairman John Trowbridge to fix numerous conflicts of interest within the industry. The key recommendations in ClearView's statement were indicating that narrow ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... advice for consumers and improved insurance coverage across the community," the inquiry's independent chairman John Trowbridge said. The inquiry into financial advice is being conducted in response to the report issued by the Australian Securities and ...

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... report of the FSC and the AFA inquiry, which is chaired by former Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) John Trowbridge. The final report "will put significant emphasis on remuneration structures," Fox said, although the majority of submissions ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). John Trowbridge who released the report and is independent chairman of the LIAWG said: "The interim report thoroughly assesses ASIC's Review ...

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Former APRA member John Trowbridge has been appointed independent chairman of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). The working group will address ...

Hunter Hall executive board changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... of Australian Ethical Investments from 2007 and March 2011 and director from 2005. Edwards' was also a director of Trowbridge Consulting and a partner of Deloitte, running its financial services industry group. Edwards' has also held senior advisory ...