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Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... McKenzie joins from Stream Live in the UK. Zurich beefs up strategic accounts team - Kevin Canning will lead Zurich's retail life risk strategic accounts team as national strategic account manager, and Nathan Taggart has been promoted to the role of ...

Zurich beefs up strategic accounts team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
Zurich Financial Services Australia has made two appointments to its retail life risk strategic accounts team, adding weight to the team dedicated to managing key relationships with dealer group partners. Kevin Canning will lead the team as national ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... say? Initiated by the Financial Services Council and the Association of Financial Advisers, the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice was designed as an independent review following the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's Review ...

Trowbridge proposals will hit consumers hardest

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... advisers provide to consumers." He noted that the hybrid remuneration model proposed in ASIC's October 2014 Review of retail life insurance advice resulted in a 93% compliance pass-rate - indicating that it should be adopted as the standard. He argued ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The government and industry bodies have responded to the recommendations in John Trowbridge's Review of Retail Life Insurance Advice. The Treasury was broadly supportive, with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commenting that the report "makes a significant ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The final version of the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... the report and is independent chairman of the LIAWG said: "The interim report thoroughly assesses ASIC's Review of Retail Life Insurance and Advice report released on 9 October." In addition to the quality of advice and remuneration the interim report ...

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... issues such as the quality of advice, product design and remuneration structures which were raised in ASIC's Review of Retail Life Insurance and Advice report released on 9 October. Trowbridge will convene the working group and facilitate industry and ...

AFA crowns Adviser and Practice of the Year

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... she will make a very positive impact on the public perception of financial advice," Fox said. Zurich general manager retail life & investments Philip Kewin, "These advisers are the vanguards of their profession and as such will provide crucial leadership ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... Financial Advisers (AFA) have responded to the report by jointly convening a working group to specifically address retail life insurance product structures and distribution practices. An independent chair will be appointed to convene the working group ...