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Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... (43.6%) of 1000 respondents preferred to consult the internet when considering life insurance. A growing trend is the purchase of life insurance or income protection online or via mobile devices, up 35% compared to 2016. The internet is a rich source ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... to purchasing high-cost equity options), funds are learning downside protection may be cheaper than traditional option purchase protection strategies, he said. In an environment where volatility is particularly low and markets steadily rise over an extended ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... 360 clients can review a fund members' life insurance, prepare an insurance quote, pre-fill an insurance proposal and purchase the policy. This is what integration and automation is all about." AGI owner John Felsch added as a result of the partnership ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
"QQE with Yield Control" is here to stay as long as it's necessary to "achieve the price stability target of 2 percent" and "stays above target in a stable manner". The Bank of Japan (BOJ) couldn't be clearer on its forward guidance following the conclusion ...

Clime IM appoints private wealth head from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Clime Investment Management named the head of its private wealth division and flagged the development of interstate offices in an investor update. Maria Greensill was previously manager, financial planning operations at Suncorp. Before that, she was ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... them," the letter said. One bitcoin was equivalent to $14,464 at publication time. This week, we want to know how did you purchase your life insurance policy ?

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... change. A recent study from NobleOak found consumers are increasingly relying on the internet and digital devices to purchase life insurance instead of financial advisers. The internet is a rich source of advice for 28.7% of adults aged between 30 and ...

Netwealth signals managed account growth, business upgrades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... past quarter netwealth also expanded the investment products available to wholesale investors to include the ability to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) bonds. Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine said: "We are really pleased with our continued ...

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 ...