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Higher premiums a problem, not a trend: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... a trend, according to AIA's chief executive. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference AIA chief executive Damien Mu said calling it a trend sets the wrong expectation. "We do know that we have a problem when it ...

Stephen Jones changes tack on risk advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) national conference, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones said his views on life insurance have been challenged. Jones said he has reflected on arguments ...

Hume puts finfluencer followers on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... rely on the government for compensation. Speaking on the first day of the Association of Financial Advisers national conference, the minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy warned consumers that make a financial decision ...

ASIC worried about finfluencers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... financial advice is too expensive. New ASIC chair Joe Longo spoke at the Association of Financial Advisers' annual national conference. Longo said ASIC is committed to addressing unmet financial advice needs in Australia, offering the example of a middle-income ...

ABPs alone won't meet retirement income covenant: Knox

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... will have to break them into cohorts to design products that offer the maximum possible retirement income. Australian National University associate professor Geoff Warren said figuring the number of cohorts will be a challenge for super funds. "I don't ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... compassion at the forefront of their business practices. Crabbe told yesterday's Lifespan Financial Planning National Conference that some advisers are facing the dilemma of having to let go of clients and therefore revenue because values simply ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... have strengthened. The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic remain weak but have shown improvement". The US National Accounts released the day after backs up the Fed's statement. Preliminary estimates showed that the US economy expanded ...

Count snaps up three former MLC firms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... "Sapphire Coast, Next Generation and Aspire are three exceptional advice firms that we are delighted to have joining our national network. They bring experience and expertise which the rest of our Member network will be able to benefit from," Kennedy ...

SMSFs given small LRBA win

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... all other conditions are satisfied, this will not be the case," Burgess said. Speaking at the recent SMSFA National Conference, Burgess reminded delegates that taxpayers must apply for administrative relief if they are unable to make the minimum yearly ...

ASIC zeroes in on bad SMSF advice, conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... its new powers in superannuation. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press told the recent SMSF Association's National Conference via video link that several key projects are progressing to address the poor advice and behaviours that remain active in the ...