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AMP advisers prepare for battle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
More than 90% of the AMPFPA's members have confirmed they will support legal action against the group, with the association saying AMP is simply offloading practices it can no longer profit from. The AMP Financial Planning Association has prepared ...

Super debate too one dimensional: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... without context", going on to lambaste both Challenger and the Grattan Institute - whom Rice Warner has engaged in an ongoing battle with recently over the SG - for their recent research efforts. "Challenger released research showing that half of people ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The ongoing battle between Mercer and the Grattan Institute over superannuation rolls on, with the global financial services firm dedicating an entire report to pulling apart Grattan's "misleading" work. Releasing the report, authored by senior ...

US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... of vertical integration for users of OxyContin. The company has been fined for mislabelling OxyContin and continues to battle a slew of lawsuits. "Some of the most serious issues have not been with the big pharmaceutical companies that you would think ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... and support of financial advisers, respected business development veteran Ron Grima passed away on July 2 after a short battle with motor neurone disease. Most recently a business development manager on Australian Unity's life and super team in Queensland ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... CNY2.15 (US$310 billion) - a 60% increase from 2018 - in order to boost infrastructure investment. Never mind its earlier battle versus pollution - that which limited production from factories to improve air quality - China has a bigger Trump to fry ...

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 ...

Law Council chides ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... deputy chair Daniel Crennan was quoted in The Australian as saying organisations facing off against ASIC shouldn't "battle us [ASIC] for years upon end in the court". Crennan told The Australian regulated organisations should adopt a more pragmatic ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
Female financial advice clients aren't getting the support they need from financial advisers, putting client books at risk. Appearing at the Sydney leg of the Association of Financial Advisers' National Roadshow yesterday, financial adviser and 2018 ...

Super figures point to NSW victory

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... of rugby league, the Blues will win the Origin opener tonight. Just hours before the Blues and Maroons begin the annual battle for rugby league supremacy at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, latest Rainmaker analysis reveals New South Wales based super ...