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Insurer to add value via tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The battle for customer engagement and demonstrable value in the world of life insurance is leading to a raft of new offers, including a new wellness program from Zurich. Zurich today launched LiveWell, an app-based program that will reward customers ...

Culture isn't everything: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... in an organisation than hypocrisy. And if there's one rule for some but it's not the same rule for others that is a big problem."

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
A question about gender inequality in retirement was met with silence and then laughter at the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney. UNSW associate professor Anthony Asher, Mercer senior actuary David Knox and Rice Warner founder Michael Rice ...

Fee discounts harder for active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
High net worth financial advisers may be reluctant to allocate to active ETFs because of the cost benefits on offer with unlisted trusts. Active ETFs account for just $3 billion of Australia's total $47 billion invested through exchange-traded products. ...

Industry fund appoints advice GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... years' legal experience and 15 years' experience in the financial services industry places her with the exceptional problem solving skills required to pave the way in a changing super climate," D'Alessandro said.

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... recommendation was to look at retirement incomes holistically rather than just superannuation but given the nature of the problem, we need to be even broader than that and look at the problems presented by ageing overall," he said.

Risk commission changes imperil advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
As financial advisers adjust their business models to the Life Insurance Framework, many fear the Royal Commission's recommendations will further undermine the viability of their practices. This is according to ClearView's latest survey of 630 financial ...

Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... returns generated by their investments. According to Latham, the financial services industry faces a serious relevancy problem, having become "increasingly financialised" in recent years. "I think the whole financial services industry, the whole investment ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... ASFA standard seems to be based off much more generous income numbers for the population. Daley said: "The fundamental problem with the ASFA standard is that it takes the top 20% of people and inflates wages once you retire." "Because it's designed ...