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Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
About 60% of advice clients believe the removal of life risk commissions would increase underinsurance in Australia, latest research shows. That is a key finding of MetLife's second annual What Clients Want: 2019 MetLife Adviser/Client Research ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Superannuation members still do not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
IOOF will fork out a whopping $235.3 million to compensate customers for bad advice and charging fees for no service rendered. The ASX-listed firm's June 2019 financial results were overshadowed by its client remediation bill that is expected to ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
A new report is putting forth key reforms needed to make superannuation fairer and more efficient ahead of the Federal Government's review of the retirement income system. The Actuaries Institute outlined a number of reforms needed to help fix the ...

AMP advice lead rejects AMPFPA claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
The head of AMP's advice business has rebuffed claims the group failed to meet its legal obligations to advisers in announcing changes to its Buyer of Last Resort terms, saying the AMP Financial Planning Association was informed ahead of time and ...

OnePath enhances OneView Life

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
OnePath has moved to enhance the abilities of financial advisers using its OneView Life client management portal. Advisers using OneView Life can now quote increases to their client's existing OneCare cover online, streamlining the service to ensure ...

State Street ETF in franking credit kerfuffle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Investors and financial advisers were left confused when the almost $4 billion SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (ASX: STW) failed to pay out any franking credits with June's year-end distribution for the first time in its 18-year-long history. State Street paid ...

Industry funds name new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Equipsuper and Catholic Super have appointed a new chief executive, after recently announcing they were joining forces to create a $26 billion joint venture. Scott Cameron, a senior executive with Computershare, has been appointed to lead Equipsuper ...

FASEA approves more coursework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has approved a number of education credits and bridging courses to help financial advisers meet its education standards. Coursework offered by the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), CFA ...

AFA names Female Excellence finalists

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Women who are standouts in their community contributions have come out on top in the 2019 Female Excellence in Advice Award (FEIA) finalists list. That's according to TAL general manager retail distribution Niall McConville, who said the finalists stood ...