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Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... overnight to 2.82% (Bloomberg data) from 2.84%, the recent rise in the 10-year Treasury bond yields have reduced the S&P 500's premium to 3.05% (including the recent drop) from the 3.7% average in 2017 and a long-term average of 4.4%. Similarly, the ...

JBWere team joins Koda Capital

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... attract the elite advisers in our profession." In December last year, Koda also appointed former Bank of Melbourne head of premium banking and business growth Jonathan Ayers as managing partner of Victoria. Prior to Bank of Melbourne, Ayers spent almost ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... premiums and impact of pre-existing conditions; failed to clearly obtain consent to purchase the cover before processing premium payments; and used pressure tactics to sell policies. In response ClearView has agreed to refund full premiums, all bank ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Australia from Singapore and couldn't easily find anywhere to get my hair cut. As luck would have it, I stumbled across a premium Kevin Murphy salon in the basement of my office building, which hadn't come online while searching. It soon became my regular ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... with more than eight years' experience can command more than $190,000. Financial institutions are also willing to pay a premium for IT specialists in 2018, as transformation projects harness digital and data analytics to improve the way firms attract ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... value over time from a monetary perspective can be significant. Removing commission out of a policy reduces a clients' premium by up to 30% for the life of the policy. But more importantly, commission free advice removes bias. Plus, our proactive review ...

ASIC shines spotlight on insurance advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... the customer alter their existing income protection policy to the recommended levels of cover and benefit period, the premium was projected to be only $2,658 per year," ASIC said. "It is clear that the adviser did not base all judgements on the customer's ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
MetLife Australia is included among a $10.9 billion custody mandate awarded by its global parent across three key Asia Pacific markets. The US-based life insurer awarded the US$8.7 billion ($10.9 billion) custody mandate to HSBC Securities Services. ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland financial adviser for not meeting his life insurance replacement advice obligations. ASIC found Duane Wright, owner of Brisbane-based First National Home Loans and Insurance, breached obligations ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
Australians are increasingly relying on the internet and digital devices to purchase life insurance instead of financial advisers, a new study from NobleOak shows. Almost half (43.6%) of the 1000 respondents in NobleOak and Pureprofile's 2017 life insurance ...