Monthly Archives: October 2018
FASEA Poll Results
Advisers have generally rejected the notion that FASEA's proposed qualification requirements for existing practitioners are fair and reasonable, despite apparent concessions to industry course work already undertaken.
This poll was released following Assistant Treasurer, Stuart...
Advisers Making Greater Use of Health Care Services
Health care services facilitator Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) has reported a 20 per cent annual increase in the number of financial advisers using its medEbridge platform to access services for clients.
UHG reported the growth...
TAL Revamps Online Adviser Centre
TAL has relaunched its online Adviser Centre (TAC) which will provide advisers with the capability to submit multiple customer quotes and receive real-time updates on applications and underwriting process.
The new digital platform will also...
Asteron Life Product Update
Asteron Life has released an update to its Asteron Life Complete product range.
Effective from 1 October, the insurer has issued a Supplementary Product Disclosure Statement detailing the changes, which relate mostly to its living...
Integrity Life Hires Head of Product
New retail life insurance entrant, Integrity Life has named former CommInsure Senior Product Manager, William Rogers, as its new Head of Retail Product.
Rogers, who has worked in financial services for 20 years, has been...
NEOS Unveils Underwriting and Sales Teams
NEOS Life has concluded a series of appointments which have led to the creation of its underwriting team which will be headed by former BT Life Underwriting Manager, Gemma Wheeler.
Wheeler will be joined in...
Advice Clients Unconcerned About Royal Commission Findings
Consumers are unlikely to stop seeking advice in the wake of findings from the Financial Services Royal Commission if they already have a trusted relationship with an adviser, according to new research released by...
FASEA Adviser Exam to be Open Book For Corps Act
The Financial Advisers Exam proposed by FASEA will be open book in the area of the Corporations Act, according to the Assistant Treasurer, Stuart Robert, who told advisers that it was unreasonable to expect them to remember...
Bank Push to Remove Trails Will Not Include Life Insurance
Efforts by Australia’s banks to end grandfathered payments and trail commission for financial advisers will not include life insurance commissions.
The representative body for the banks, the Australian Banking Association (ABA) announced it would seek...
Latest Poll – FASEA Minimum Education Standards
Our latest poll seeks your input on whether you think FASEA's minimum education requirements for existing advisers is fair.
This poll follows the announcement at last week's AFA National Adviser Conference that recognition and credits...