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Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... manage your needs with the option to reduce cover as your exposures or risks diminish," HPW senior risk adviser Marcus English said.

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... adjust cover according to age. REST said the move simplified its insurance product design while also introducing plain English definitions to "help increase member awareness and understanding of the value of insurance as part of superannuation." The ...

Big bedrooms pose challenge for planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... there's two income earners not one, and it's two kids not four kids," Salt said. "Guests are no longer entertained in the English parlour at the front of the house but in a Mediterranean kitchen or family room in the belly of the house. "The bedrooms ...

Equity research firm expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... region intuitive and approachable tools to form clear insights that lead to confident decisions. Chief executive Kirsten English said the appointment of Spark and Zou is key to the company's expansion. "With their expertise and leadership, we'll ensure ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... within small business standard loan contracts. The move will see small business customers enter contracts that use plain English and simpler contractual clauses, and disclose fees and charges up front promising "no hidden surprises." The changes come ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... adviser can produce a compliant SOA that is concise, structured in a way that is easy to follow and written in simple, plain English. "ASIC has consistently emphasised that the purpose of an SOA is to communicate to the client important and relevant ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... the recommendations as outlined by the review." ANZ is backing the recommendations for the code to be written in plain English so customers can better understand their banking rights and responsibilities, as well as giving the Compliance Monitoring Committee ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
There's "One Direction (1D)" - the English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... robust international reputation, which is based on good governance, pro-business policies, legal expertise and an educated, English and French-speaking population," Green said. He added that given deVere's extensive experience in global financial advice ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
A Gold Coast tour bus operator accused of failing to pay the superannuation guarantee to two workers from non-English speaking backgrounds will face court over thousands of dollars of alleged underpayments. A driver for AVA Travel contacted the Fair ...