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Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... mis-selling of insurance to the Commission and breached the Corporations Act in numerous instances. In Kathy Marika's case study, Orr summarised that Select breached the Act when call centre employees provided personal advice without proper authorisation ...

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... financial advice higher than the minimum RG146 standard. In addition, the FPA has recommended FASEA recognise the significant study undertaken to attain financial planning certifications, particularly the CFP. "As the current FASEA education proposal ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... standards. As for advisers without a degree but with a professional designation, Fox said it seems likely exemptions for certain study would be applicable if they choose to pursue the further education required - again under the proviso that the course ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... advisers to complete the registration exam from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2022 would allow advisers to benefit from study completed in achieving degree equivalence, the AFA said. A recommendation for the Government to defer the start of compliance ...

Same insurance cover, different price: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... disparity among premium rates and the level of cover superannuation funds are offering, latest Rainmaker research reveals. The study of 15,000 insurance deals offered through 220 superannuation products found life insurance cover on average costs members ...

FASEA yet to determine bridging courses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... consultation process and confirmed there is currently no approved AQF 8 bridging courses for existing advisers looking to commence study. In March, FASEA released guidance under which all existing financial advisers are required to complete at least ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... have not disclosed their ESG policies since 2015. Earlier this year Deakin University ranked Domino's last in a national study measuring fast food chain effort in combatting national obesity and poor nutrition. The ACSI report found 35 ASX200 companies ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... exclusions. Richard Weatherhead, head of insurance at AustralianSuper, told the Commission that payout ratios based on a KPMG study stands at 80% of premiums. AustralianSuper estimates among its population, only 0.4% of insurance benefits are not paid ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... aspects. Five-hundred recent claims customers who took out a policy through a financial adviser contributed feedback to the study, which found wealth management and life insurance firm ClearView achieved the highest overall client satisfaction across ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... over 153,000 Australian seniors each year are having a negative experience when applying for the pension," Rogan said. "Our study, conducted by National Seniors Australia, proves beyond doubt that the Age Pension application service is a deeply complex ...