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New alliance to encourage female planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... progression of women in the industry. Announcing the alliance at the 4th annual Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney this morning, FPA chief operating officer Pene Lovett said the association is excited to be partnering for such ...

Not our job to protect big insurers: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... Suncorp Life chief executive Geoff Summerhayes issued this warning at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, adding: "While our mandate is to ensure financial safety, that does not entail protecting the business models ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... according to AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Mu said he sees a "strong case for life and health coming together and creating shared value. After all, our biggest ...

Insurers lagging on mental health

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... Health Australia director, policy and projects Josh Fear. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Fear said that the number-one request he hears from past or present sufferers of mental illness is for "life ...

FSC awards life insurance standouts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... the last 12 months and this awards celebration is a fitting way to kick-off what looks set to be a highly engaging conference program."

Insurers: beware the double-edged sword of genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... discrimination" carries its own risks for the industry. Speaking at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, the director master of Sydney Medical School's Genetic Counselling Program Kristine Barlow-Stewart said that ...

Life code needs work: ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... according to ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. Speaking on a panel at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, Kell said that there is still "an enormous amount to be done to improve the claims process for consumers." He noted ...

Deadline looming for adviser tax registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... operating illegally, warns a member. TPB director and financial planner Julie Berry told industry colleagues at a recent conference that if they have not yet registered with the TPB, they have until 30 June to apply for a transitional registration. Financial ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... consumers must be partying like it's the year 2000 for they have not been this optimistic since December of that year. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index surged to a reading of 125.6 in March from 116.1 in the previous month (itself, revised ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... expenditures" saying that unnecessary costs negatively affect outcomes for members. Speaking to delegates at the 2017 Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF), Rowell said while expenditures such as undertaking excessive travel, full board attendance at ...