Our latest poll suggests four in five advisers do not support any further consolidation in the life insurance sector.
Category: Polls
Impact of Industry Consolidation
February 17, 2010 – 10:10 am
Will fewer life companies operating in Australia translate into less competition and disadvantage customers?
Advisers Want Commissions, but Divided on Coverage
January 27, 2010 – 8:28 am
Commissions should be retained for life insurance products, according to the latest riskinfo poll.
But opinion is divided as to whether commissions should also apply for investment and superannuation advice in future.
Fees for Investment Advice, Commissions for Risk?
January 19, 2010 – 3:51 pm
Should advisers be required to charge a fee for their investment and superannuation advice, but still be able to access commissions on risk products?
Advisers Strongly in Favour of Retaining Commissions
December 9, 2009 – 10:36 am
After extensive debate, the vast majority of advisers are still saying they want to retain commission remuneration.
Ripoll Recommendations - Commission Debate Continues
December 1, 2009 – 9:39 pm
Advisers have zeroed in on the commission debate as the key issue stemming from the 11 Recommendations handed down by the Ripoll Inquiry into Financial Products and Services in Australia.
Ripoll Inquiry Recommendations - Advisers Have Their Say
November 25, 2009 – 11:43 am
The Ripoll Inquiry recommendations have been enthusiastically welcomed by industry representative bodies this week, but what are individual advisers saying about the future of their industry?
Our simple poll question is:
Do you support the eleven recommendations made by the Ripoll Inquiry?
‘Don’t Penalise Us’ - Level Commissions on Replacement Policies
October 27, 2009 – 7:39 pm
The majority of advisers want to retain the choice of commission options for replacement insurance business and want the life companies to do more to discourage ‘churning’.
Replacement Policies - Level Commission Only?
October 20, 2009 – 2:50 pm
A meeting of senior industry advisers and life company managers has raised the prospect of restricting adviser remuneration on renewal life insurance business to level commission only.
Quality of Advice - Planners Prefer Self Regulation
September 30, 2009 – 9:32 am
Advisers have come out strongly in favour of raising educational standards for those providing personal financial advice in Australia.
81% of advisers who responded to our latest poll want to see higher educational standards for financial planners, with the majority of those preferring industry self regulation as the answer, rather than government intervention.
