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Bombora appoints chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Risk advice dealer group Bombora has appointed a chairman as it prepares to address challenges that facing the sector. Kevin Martin will take over the role in January. He is currently the managing director of consulting company Alto Nominees, the executive ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... questions have been hanging over people's heads for a whole year," she added. To combat this, Ashby wanted to discuss risk advice from a practical perspective, examining how to "structure levels of cover affordably over the long term." This was relevant ...

Steve Helmich joins Affinia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
TAL has made two key appointments to its Affinia risk advice team. Steve Helmich has been made chair of Affinia, having joined from AMP, where he was, most recently, executive director of financial planning. Commenting on his appointment, Helmich said ...

FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... members and was developed to provide "practical guidance on how to apply the FPA Code of Professional Practice to life-risk advice." FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, said the guide incorporated elements of the Australian Securities and Investments ...

Findex hires head of risk from Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... risk manager at Hillross. Findex chief adviser services Michael Wilkins said, "Patrick has an outstanding record in risk advice and Corporate Benefits. "Findex businesses enjoy an industry leading position in the commitment to commission-free risk products ...

Medical risk leader joins Bombora

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... risk provider has joined Bombora Advice. MediBroker, founded in 2012 by managing director Aaron Zelman, focuses on risk advice solutions for medical professionals. It currently has over 300 clients and will join Bombora as a principal practice. Explaining ...

ASIC bans former risk adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
ASIC has banned a life insurance adviser from former Macquarie Group subsidiary Risk Advice Specialists. Risk Advice Specialists, which described itself as "100% backed by Macquarie," was a boutique risk-focused dealer group established in 2012. It ...

Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... advisers who wish to operate on a fee-for-service basis. As part of the industry-wide effort to improve the quality of risk advice, the FSC will develop a life insurance code of conduct by July 1, 2016. The code will be similar to the existing codes ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... Association of Australia (FPA) have refused to comment on whether a final consensus has been reached on the way forward for risk advice reforms. This follows the report in Financial Standard that Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will issue a final ...

Remuneration has no bearing on advice quality

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... structures for risk advisers. Commenting on the recent inquiries into commission-based remuneration structures in the risk advice industry, managing director Wayne Handley argued that "we have to be careful that we focus on the quality of the advice ...