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Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... as those who have a self-managed super funds, made specific investment choices in their existing fund or have chosen insurance levels, effectively forcing these individuals to maintain multiple super account." The FSC cited Productivity Commission modelling ...

FSC, super sector steps up for bushfire affected

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... Financial Services Council launched a tool to help bushfire affected Australians and their beneficiaries locate life insurance policies in the event they cannot find or remember their policy details in the aftermath of the disaster. Speaking with Financial ...

Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A relatively new advice association has picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... of the 12 retail life insurers regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. "Heavily restricted life insurance APLs are still the norm and not even heat from the recent Financial Services Royal Commission has been enough to compel them ...

TPD riddled with issues: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
An ASIC review has found significant industry-wide problems with the design of total and permanent disability insurance and the claims handling process. The regulator said the problems means the over millions of Australian workers who pay for the cover ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... caused by mental health conditions than any other kind of condition, according to the latest six-monthly analysis of life insurance data collected by the Financial Services Council and KPMG. The FSC claims the data collection initiative is "unsurpassed ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... labelling them conflicted and driven by self-interest. The United Financial Advisers Association (formerly known as the Life Insurance Consumer Group) has attacked the key financial advice bodies in a scathing open letter detailing the concerns raised ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... said. Separately, the council went on the record this week to support extending the unfair contract terms regime to life insurance but has stipulated adjustments should be made to allow the long term nature of life insurance contracts to continue. Loane ...

Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... advisers; enforceable code provisions for industry codes of conduct; and application of unfair contract terms provisions to insurance contracts. Two of the recommendations due to be implemented attracted hesitation from the council, however, with the ...

Financial services boom rolls on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... of total employment. About half of the sector's employees work in finance (banking and funds management); 20% work in insurance and superannuation; and 30% are employed in auxiliary services such as trustee, investment management or advisory services ...