Women underestimate their worth by 125 per cent
/A survey conducted by Noble Oak reveals that women underestimate their life insurance worth by sometimes extraordinary amounts.
Read More11% of planners to leave industry once new education standards kick in
/An Investment Trends survey of financial advisers has revealed that a chunk of advisers will be exiting the industry by the 2024 FASEA education standards deadline.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 6 August 2019
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IRESS improves Xplan
FPA CPD platform launch
CountPlus shareholders in favour of acquiring Count Financial
CBA approved to divest CFSGAM
APRA stakeholder survey shows regulator favour dropping
NAB document leak
MLC adviser fee class action plans
ASIC suing ANZ over periodical fee payments
FASEA exam update
Grandfathering commissions proposed ban date 1 January 2021
Risk People as at 6 August 2019
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MetLife welcomes head of retail product, strategic account manager
MLC Wealth promotes super and solutions GM
NIBA SA/NT Broker Award winners announced
Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 23 July 2019
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Integrity Life wins digital design award
AFA launches paraplanner community
Golden Financial Group AFSL cancelled
OnePath penalised for failing to stop selling non-compliant product
ASIC seeks ban on direct life insurance sales
APRA criticised in new report
ASIC seeks ban on direct life insurance sales
FASEA to partially recognise accountant qualification
Risk People as at 23 July 2019
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CFS appoints executive manager of insurance, loses executive GM
NAB appoints new group CEO
MetLife makes key distribution appointments
SAFAA welcomes new CEO
AFA welcomes GM of partnerships
NIBA award winners announced
Survey: a third of us are embarrassed by our financial habits
/The annual report into our attitudes and behaviour with money reveals many of us are not doing so great.
Read MoreAPRA releases 2018 insurance claims and disputes data
/ASIC and APRA have released the claims data from 2018, with some interesting revelations regarding claim time.
Read MoreRisk People as at 9 July 2019
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Ron Grima passes away
ANZIIF announces finalists for Australian Insurance Industry Awards
Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 25 June 2019
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OnePath trauma definition update
Zurich launches wellness program
AFA and MetLife launch grant program for female advisers
FASEA approves diplomas, bridging programs
CFP completes EU
ASIC approves AFCA rules for small businesses and consumers for old complaints
Update on AFA and FPA task force
Guarded loses key person and then AFSL
Risk People as at 25 June 2019
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MetLife welcomes new head of distribution, appoints customer/marketing officer
Frontier Advisors appoints new head of sector research
Underwriter Natalie Georgoulas (nee Raffaut) passes away
SA/NT broker awards finalists announced
ESG Update as at 20 April 2019
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Philip Morris tobacco first Australian company to close gender pay gap
Facebook dropped from S&P 500 ESG Index
Why we need a four day work week - for the planet!
No country for women - yet
Best performing ESG investment options inside superannuation
New ethical fund rating system set up by advisers
Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 11 June 2019
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TAL launches Health Sense Plus
ClearView publishes research paper on commissions
Zurich is now the proud owner of OnePath Life
Spectrum Wealth Advisers closes its doors early
OnePath educates staff in mental health
FPA launches free health and wellbeing program for advisers
Financial Advice Satisfaction Index published - advice still valuable
/The six-monthly report from Australian Unity into how financial advice benefits our sense of wellbeing.
Read MoreGround-breaking report into Indigenous financial exclusion - how we can do better
/A research project providing a snapshot of Indigenous Australians’ financial behaviour and attitudes offers the finance industry guidance on how to do better for Australia’s First Nations.
Read MoreLife expectancy assumptions failing to materialise
/Research shows that our life expectancy assumptions are levelling out over time, with reductions in years gained.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 28 May 2019
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AIA product and service enhancements
Zurich opens self-service life, super and investment portal, life risk update
OnePath updates PDS and adviser guide
ANZ abandons Prime Access
YBR restructuring wealth arm, losing CEO
FASEA exam dates set for June, deadline missed for education approvals
ASIC seeks feedback on complaints handling
Kaplan Professional brings in Deloitte for FASEA bridging courses
AMP admits churning, ASIC seeking civil penalties
AFA and FPA band together for risk commissions
Risk People as at 28 May 2019
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Gov: new financial services minister appointed, changes to Treasury
Suncorp loses CEO
AFA Excellence in Advice Award nominations open
NIBA award winners, finalists announced
Female-founded fintechs make better investments, report says
/A recent research report has analysed female-founded fintech start-ups as investments compared to their male-led peers, finding a significant difference in investment quality.
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