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FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The FSC is debuting its draft life insurer approved product list standard, the final version of which will become mandatory for all members. The goal of the FSC's APL standard is to increase competition among life insurers and reduce potential conflicts ...

HLB appoints director, outlines plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... knowledge and skills, gained in both Asia and Europe, will be especially valuable to businesses needing restructuring or risk advice." News of Mar's appointment follows a media briefing held by HLB Mann Judd earlier this week in Sydney at which the firm ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... she combines her experience and business acumen to provide excellent technical, commercially-focused and considered risk advice. "Kate also brings many years of experience to the team, including her most recent role as executive general manager, legal ...

Risk advice revenue falls 7pc in 2016

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Risk advice revenue has dropped to the lowest point since 2013 as advisers anticipate the impacts of pending Life Insurance Framework (LIF) reforms, according to the Investment Trends 2016 Planner Risk Report. According to the report, the average adviser ...

ClearView appoints three new BDMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... advisers and life insurance BDM. After spending eight years at BT as a life insurance BDM, Monroe established his own risk advice businesses in 2012. Commenting on the appointments, managing director of ClearView Simon Swanson said: "These newly created ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... paper follows recent high profile scandals within the insurance industry and on-going industry discussion about how risk advice should be administered in the future. APRA invites written submissions on the proposals in the discussion paper by 21 September ...

Risk management firm joins Bombora network

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... group. Anthem Risk Management, founded in 2007 by risk adviser David Murphy, will now be a part of Bombora's specialist risk advice network. Commenting on the news, Murphy said: "Bombora is a unique collective of highly respected risk advice businesses ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... insurance and practice management experts to the stage, as well as award-winning financial adviser Charles Badenach. Risk advice consultant and corporate trainer Chris Unwin asked the audience to fundamentally change the language they use because certain ...

Synchron debuts new risk advice solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Synchron has revealed the prototype of the fixed term level life insurance product it has developed jointly with AIA Australia. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Synchron director Don Trapnell said the idea came about after researching how life ...

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... up-front commissions, extending minimum adviser responsibility periods and ensuring ongoing viability of personal risk advice compared with the risk of severe disruption to the advice channel combined with increased premiums payable by consumers implicit ...