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Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (Recommendation 13.5) will also be removed. Life, general and consumer credit insurance commissions (Recommendations 13.7 - 13.9) will have to provide standardised consumer consent requirements. Jones will defer ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... 'Rostered Employee' clause in its Enterprise Agreements. The blunder affected both current and former employees in Suncorp's insurance arm, including advisers, assessors, customer support staff, technical staff, team leaders, and management. Payment ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... AFSLs, which, when dormant, can either be handed back to ASIC or sold to another party. Meanwhile, professional indemnity insurance can either be continued or commence on a new policy. Birt typically enlists lawyers to help with this process. Transfer ...

Ignition Advice appoints Sally Loane as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... Coca-Cola in media and public affairs. Currently, Loane is chair of Destination NSW and a non-executive director of Chubb Insurance Australia, PanKind and the Garvan Research Foundation. She is a member of the advisory board of consulting firm Orizontas ...

ESSSuper reduces admin fees, renews insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... admin fees, citing efficiencies gained through outsourcing administration. Meanwhile, it has also signed a new group insurance contract. Currently, ESSSuper charges members a combination of an account-keeping fee of $52 a year and a percentage-based ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... explained. Bloxham added the data suggests that high inflation is still broad-based and rates for financial services, insurance, food, non-alcoholic beverages, housing costs, electricity, recreation and culture all passed a peak, but generally remained ...

Hejaz backs local Islamic bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... customers access to Shariah-compliant fund management, financial planning, accounting, property finance, super, tax and insurance services. "Islamic Bank Australia has already established itself as a prominent Islamic brand and we're looking forward ...

Zurich, InterPrac, Sequoia back pro-bono advice

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... work with the not-for-profit to assist individuals suffering from serious illness or disability. Zurich said its life insurance advice business will work with PFAN to help Australians access personal insurance advice and insurance claims assistance. ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... this morning, Commissioner Hayne said he has no regrets about how he helped reform the banking, superannuation, life insurance and financial advice industries. "One of the oddities about doing a Royal Commission is that you investigate an area, you make ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... previously a business development manager at Challenger and joins with over 13 years of experience. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said: "Both Stephen and Natalie bring valuable experience within the wealth space to the ...