TAL completes acquisition of Westpac Life business

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TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited (TAL), a fully owned subsidiary of the Dai-ichi Life Group which is one of the world’s leading life insurers, has announced the completion of... Read more continue reading

NobleOak Life partners with Heritage Bank to provide quality life insurance solutions

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Heritage Bank members can now consider fully underwritten life insurance thanks to a new partnership with Australia’s most awarded direct life insurer for the past three years running[1], NobleOak Life.... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 July, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The bounce back in shares continued over the last week on hopes that slowing growth will see central banks ease up on the pace of... Read more continue reading

Bell Direct appoints Grady Wulff as Market Analyst 

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Bell Direct has announced the appointment of Grady Wulff as Market Analyst, enhancing the online broker’s award-winning offering for clients. Based in Sydney, Ms Wulff will be responsible for providing... Read more continue reading

Adrian Hondros appointed to Count Financial Board

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Count Financial has announced that Adrian Hondros has been appointed as its newest Director. Mr Hondros brings 35 years of corporate experience to the role, along with a proven track... Read more continue reading

ASIC Annual Forum registrations open

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Registrations are now open for the ASIC Annual Forum and Dinner to be held on 3–4 November 2022. ASIC Chair Joe Longo said, ‘This will be the first ASIC Annual... Read more continue reading

Latest advice complaints data highlights rapid professionalisation of the sector, says FPA

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The latest data on financial advice complaints is an encouraging development for the profession, and is clear evidence of the high quality of financial advice consumers are receiving from financial... Read more continue reading

ASIC’s first DDO stop orders to prevent offer of financial products to consumers

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ASIC has placed interim stop orders on three financial firms in response to deficiencies in the target market determination (TMD) for their products. These actions are ASIC’s first use of... Read more continue reading

Are markets too sanguine about interest rates and inflation?

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FOMC opts for another 75bps increment In a clear signal of its determination to vanquish inflation the US Federal Reserve’s FOMC increased rates by 75bps to 2.50%. Such a move... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association appoints a new CEO

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Peter Burgess, the SMSF Association Deputy CEO and Director of Policy & Education, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2023. Burgess will succeed John Maroney who has been CEO since... Read more continue reading