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Certe acquires Genesis Financial Partners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... create a large, integrated professional services firm with over 20 staff and nine advisers. Under the deal the specialist insurance advisory firm has acquired 60% of Genesis upfront and will purchase the remaining 40% at a later date. The combined group's ...

Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... primarily attributed to commodity cycle changes opposed to broader business trends," it reads. "Financials such as banks and insurance companies are highly leveraged due to the inherent nature of this type of business compared to other sectors, exacerbating ...

RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... jobs and deep social and economic scarring was anticipated." Lowe continued: "In this environment, the RBA had a strong insurance mindset." "Many other central banks and governments had a similar mindset."

Claim support a key skill for advisers: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Financial advisers across Australia now play a greater role in supporting clients through life insurance claims, with almost 80% of advisers saying it's a key part of their offering. TAL commissioned The Value of Financial Advisers at Claim Time to ...

Latest AFCA data shows big shifts in complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... only received 100 complaints about the same issue in FY21. Interestingly, complaints about the same issue in the life insurance sector also increased significantly. Complaints about interpretation of product terms and conditions rose from 45 to 234 ...

Warakirri welcomes non-executive director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... Management Corporation (VFMC) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Australia & New Zealand. Currently he is on the board at MetLife Insurance Limited, MyState Limited and Tower Limited, as well as serving as the chair or member of, several audit, risk and remuneration ...

ANZ to purchase Suncorp Bank for $4.9bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... Queensland for Suncorp Bank for at least three years post completion, ANZ said. The acquisition does not include the insurance business, which Suncorp Group chief executive Steve Johnston said will be focused on meeting the needs of customers and communities ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... desperately need it," the AFA stated. Choice has made recommendations related to adviser remuneration, including banning life insurance commissions and asset-based fees. Choice claims that life insurance commissions "create a perverse incentive for advisers ...

Subjects of Royal Commission case study found guilty in court

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
The Federal Court has found that Select AFSL (Select), BlueInc Services Pty Ltd (BlueInc) and Insurance Marketing Service Pty Ltd (IMS) engaged in unconscionable conduct when selling insurance products. The Court also found Russell Howden, the managing ...

Natalie Cameron named AFCA lead ombudsman

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... initially as a lawyer, then as general counsel, before she became chief operating officer and subsequently chief group insurance officer. For two years, she was also the chief executive of AIA New Zealand.