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Planners brace for fiduciary revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... his speech to the FPA conference last week - to be incompatible with such remuneration models. The implications for insurance specialist advisers as well as investment advisers could be significant. It is also expected to significantly weaken the hold ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... of Australia (FPA) National Conference in Melbourne in a panel discussion, Vamos said she previously worked as a life insurance agent, general insurance broker, lawyer and a consultant. She said throughout this time she received commission payments ...

AvSuper reviews custody and insurance mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... AvSuper Fund is evaluating its long-standing custodial arrangement with National Australia Bank Asset Servicing and group insurance mandate with ING. AvSuper Fund, which had just over $1 billion in assets under management at the end of September according ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland as a member of the secretariat of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). She will take up her position in February 2010.

Synchron adds consultant after growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... group appointed Neil McKay as practice development consultant. McKay is a financial adviser who has also acted as a risk insurance consultant for websites dedicated to the life insurance market. He will assist Synchron representatives with administration ...

AMP extends Super Easy to employer market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... retail product has including a simple application process on the phone or online, two investment options and auto-cover insurance all for just $1.50 a week plus a management fee of 65 basis points or less. There are no exit, switching or service fees ...

FOS names insurance ombudsman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed former director of State Trustees, John Price, as general insurance ombudsman. Michael Lavarch, chair at the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said Price is experienced in dispute resolution and ...

Life insurance from $1 a day

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
ING Australia has launched EasyProtect, a range of life and income protection insurance that offers comprehensive cover for less than $1 a day, which can be purchased online or over the phone. "With EasyProtect, ING Australia is providing a range of ...

Planners flock to WriteAway

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... underwriting service, WriteAway, is proving a hit with the insurer's aligned planners with more than 50 per cent of insurance business being written through the service. WriteAway, which was launched by CommInsure in July this year, experienced a lodgement ...

MMC pays $428 million in compensation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... losses by Marsh's failure to disclose a scheme that generated earnings from illegal, anticompetitive arrangements with insurance carriers. The alleged scheme involved steering business to certain insurance carriers in exchange for kickbacks known as ...