Monthly Archives: August 2019
MetLife Calls for Greater Industry Collaboration
Life insurer MetLife has called for superannuation funds and life insurers to work together to increase Australians’ awareness of the insurance cover they have through their superannuation fund.
The call follows the release of the...
OnePath Launches Customer Engagement Program
OnePath has launched a comprehensive customer engagement program which it claims will take insurance in Australia in a new direction, offering customers greater clarity over their insurance cover.
‘The New Path’ program includes next generation...
FASEA Extensions Confirmed
The Government has confirmed it will introduce changes into Parliament that will extend the time-frames for advisers to undertake the FASEA exam and complete its new minimum education standards.
Under the new requirements, advisers who...
2019 AFA Adviser Award Winners
The four winners of the Association of Financial Adviser's prestigious annul adviser awards suite have been announced.
Taking out the top honours was 2019 AFA Adviser of the Year, Simone Du Chesne. Click here for...
NSW Adviser Named 2019 AFA Adviser of the Year
Sydney adviser, Simone Du Chesne, is the 2019 AFA Adviser of the Year.
Du Chesne, a second generation adviser, was announced as the winner of this year's award at a glittering gala event at the...
Why Widows Change Advisers
One the eve of the announcement of the 2019 TAL Female Excellence in Advice Award winner at this year’s AFA Conference, we share some of the key thoughts from 2018 winner, Donna Lee Powell....
Queensland Adviser Banned
ASIC has banned Bundaberg-based financial adviser Peter Goudie from providing financial services for four years.
The regulator found Goudie “…failed to comply with financial services laws including the requirement to comply with the best interests...
AFCA Given Permission to Name Names
A release by ASIC this week notes it has approved changes to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority rules to allow the Authority to name financial firms in its published determinations.
The regulator says its position...
Lack of Trust Remains an Issue – ASIC
Excellent new consumer research released by ASIC this week confirms consumers see value in financial advice but that barriers, including the trust factor, prevent many from embracing it.
ASIC’s Report 627, Financial advice: What consumers...
MLC Update on ‘Protecting Your Super’ Reforms
New research by MLC Life Insurance following the Protecting Your Super reforms package shows that 35 percent of superfund members who contacted their fund have elected to retain their life insurance.
With nearly half (48...