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Why the watchdog is at your door
- published on 08/12/2011
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ASIC will next week contact 30 Australian financial services licensees as part of the next phase of its review of financial advice industry ... [more]
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Competition in life insurance
- published on 01/12/2010
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Richard Weatherhead says life insurance is currently front of mind for many stakeholders in the financial services industry. Many traditional financial advisers have ... [more]
ROUNDTABLE: The real risk in FoFA
- published on 20/10/2010
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Risk products are not the same as investment products, but the Government's FoFA proposal to ban risk commissions treats them the same. A ... [more]
What’s over the horizon for the financial advice market?
- published on 01/10/2010
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The acceptance that commissions were going to be removed as a form of remuneration for providing financial advice has sometimes been grudging. But ... [more]
Government unleashes a regulatory avalanche
- published on 01/06/2010
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Three Government reviews will have a big effect on the planning landscape, says Richard Weatherhead Much has already been written about the various ... [more]
A question of self-control
- published on 01/06/2010
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There are 416,000 self-managed super funds in Australia, with assets approaching about $360 billion, yet there is little hard data on SMSF asset allocation or ... [more]
Risk profiling in life insurance
- published on 07/04/2010
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Obtaining insurance cover at the optimal cost is a challenge for all advisers. Richard Weatherhead explains. The price of life insurance cover varies ... [more]
Improving the client experience
- published on 01/04/2010
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Risk industry leaders gathered at a Professional Planner/CommInsure roundtable to discuss what advisers and the insurance industry can do to make clients’ experiences ... [more]
Simple steps to improve coverage
- published on 07/02/2010
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There are a number of things to think about when comparing level and stepped premiums, says Richard Weatherhead. More and more Australians are ... [more]