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We need professional education courses that set advisers apart: AFA

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... letters I need after my name' and this is how I can do it." Klipin added that the main areas will need to be around insurance, which was a major shortcoming flagged by ASIC in their shadow shopping survey. "Clearly what shadow shopper three has showed ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... average of nearly $40,000 in projected retirement benefit. This loss could be partly due to the higher fees or lack of insurance cover when switching to another fund. "Whilst this difference is only hypothetical as no one can predict in advance what ...

Employees want more reward flexibility

... funds increasingly package. Most super funds now offer service packages that include home loans, personal loans, health insurance, computer deals, travel deals, and a few even offer car purchase deals. It may therefore be possible for employers to use ...

TOWER to tower after PrefSure merger

Insurance giant TOWER Australia kicks off its merger with PrefSure by re-jigging management, releasing a new product range and, in an ambitious move, rolling out more than 30 changes to its combined insurance suite. TOWER bought PrefSure Holdings early ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

... current chair of the PSS and CSS boards and formerly was manager of equities and fixed interest for Queensland's Suncorp Insurance while also having been chief general manager of NRMA Asset Management. Elstone is the managing director of SFE Corporation ...

Rabo Life JV to focus on rural life insurance

Rabobank and Future Life Financial Services have launched a life insurance joint venture, Rabo Life, specifically for people in rural and regional Australia. The 50/50 joint venture is focused on providing specialist life insurance advice and products ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

Using mortgage insurance demand as a leading indicator for real estate prices, PMI Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has found prices are generally moving upwards, confirming sentiment that the so-called property slowdown may be nearing an end. With real estate ...

Bird flu pandemic risk could strike insurers

... bear the brunt of the increased risk. However, Fitch believes the increase in risk should be "tolerable" for the life insurance industry. Associate director of Fitch's US insurance group, Lauren Kalinowski, said, "Downgrades would be most likely if the ...

David Jones adds more financial services to shopping list

... reported that on top of credit cards, the company will look at providing other financial products such as home loans and insurance, walking on the same path that British high street retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury's took several years ago. As part ...

Five out of six Australians lack income protection: CommInsure

A CommInsure survey released this week found that five out of six Australians have inadequate income protection insurance in the case of illness or injury. Alarmingly, the survey also showed that if the respondents were to lose their income for three ...