On Practice

Risk & Insurance

APRA takes IP insurance into its own hands

The prudential regulator has moved to save income protection insurance providers from their own predilection for aggressive competition with a host of changes that will affect product pricing and design.

Tahn SharpeDecember 12, 2019

On Practice

Less than half of planners are planning ahead

If advice principals are to ride the waves of disruption they need to get better at writing effective, flexible business plans, insights from Business Health's upcoming 'state of the industry' report reveals.

Terry BellDecember 3, 2019

Risk & Insurance

Advisers flee risk advice in droves

The number of risk specialists in advice has dropped from 34% to 15% in five years with the LIF laws, overbearing compliance, FASEA and looming threats to upfront commissions to blame.

Tahn SharpeNovember 21, 2019

On Practice

‘Life first’ advice transcends cost

People want advisers who understand them, who can help them untangle the psychological and emotional aspects of money and who can establish a platform that allows them to live their best possible lives.

David HaintzNovember 21, 2019

Marketing

Less stuff, more positive outcomes

Sarah Penn has done the legwork and narrowed her productivity tips down to three simple steps that she reckons seem to work.

Sarah PennNovember 8, 2019

Risk & Insurance

AIA and CommInsure join forces

AIA has partnered with Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance business to operate as one entity as it waits for its purchase of CommInsure Life to be completed.

Elizabeth FryNovember 7, 2019

On Practice

Advisers pressured to get the jump on commissions ban

Reputational concerns are motivating advisers to get ahead of the grandfathered commissions repeal date according to Sue Viskovic, but the list of considerations is long and daunting.

Tahn SharpeNovember 6, 2019

On Practice

View from the acquirer: Vale all-rounders

While all-rounders have traditionally had a place on the cricket pitch, AZ NGA CEO Paul Barrett looks for more specificity of purpose when he invests in advice practices.

Paul BarrettNovember 5, 2019

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On Practice

Risk & Insurance

APRA takes IP insurance into its own hands

On Practice

Less than half of planners are planning ahead

Risk & Insurance

Advisers flee risk advice in droves

On Practice

‘Life first’ advice transcends cost

Marketing

Less stuff, more positive outcomes

Risk & Insurance

AIA and CommInsure join forces

On Practice

Advisers pressured to get the jump on commissions ban

On Practice

View from the acquirer: Vale all-rounders

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