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Integrity Life launches lifetime discount offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... with regulator and industry concerns on the sustainability of income protection. "As an insurer with a completely blank canvas, we are in the fortunate position of being able to play a role in building a more sustainable life insurance industry," Powell ...

AMP advisers prepare for battle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
More than 90% of the AMPFPA's members have confirmed they will support legal action against the group, with the association saying AMP is simply offloading practices it can no longer profit from. The AMP Financial Planning Association has prepared ...

Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The demand for self-managed superannuation fund advice has stagnated over the last decade, while overall satisfaction with financial planners has declined to a seven-year low. This is according to Vanguard and Investment Trends' March 2019 SMSF Report ...

Shock win leaves investors worse off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Investors who chose to rebalance their portfolios in anticipation of a Labor victory in the Federal election now find themselves at a critical junction: to revert to an Australian equity focus or accept a more balanced portfolio that rejects excess ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
If there's anything that's 100% certain, it is that the European Central Bank (ECB) will keep current interest rate settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.40%. Although, given the mounting ...

Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Many superannuation fund members that don't understand the difference between retail and industry funds highlights the need for education and comparison tools, a new survey finds. The research from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, which ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Life insurers are ramping up efforts to improve pricing and underwriting efficiencies with the help of startups to make it possible, a new insurtech study shows. The second annual EY and Insurtech Australia report found almost three-in-four (72%) insurtechs ...

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Life insurers are playing down the need for investing in technology and innovation, and instead will focus on improving customers' experience in 2019, a new report finds. The 2018-19 Insurance Industry Report compiled by technology services provider ...

ANZ dismisses alleged job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
ANZ has denied reports it will cut 8000 jobs over the next three years. This was in response to an article from The Australian stating it obtained board discussions of executives that "canvassed reducing the bank's workforce by almost 20,000 to ...

SMSFs outshine industry funds for large balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
Industry superannuation fund satisfaction outranks retail funds in all categories, but failed to beat self-managed super funds when it comes to larger balances. This is according to Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report which found ...