Bendigo Wealth launched – A new era in wealth management at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced the launch of Bendigo Wealth, a new wealth management division that will leverage off the bank’s high brand recognition and leading customer satisfaction ranking.

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AMP Planner Protection Poll: Planners see an increase in mental health disclosure

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The AMP Planner Protection Poll has found that 71 per cent of financial planners polled had seen an increase in the number of clients who disclose a personal history of mental

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AMP upgrades risk insurance offer for new and existing customers

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AMP has launched a range of product enhancements and new service initiatives across its retail and group insurance offerings, effective immediately. AMP Director of Wealth Protection Products Michael Paff said

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The prohibitive cost of opt-in

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The cost of opt-in, estimated by Treasury and revealed in Senate Estimate hearings late last month, will effectively add around $100,000 to the running costs of an ‘average’ advisory practice.

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BT Life Insurance kicks into gear

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The roll-out of BT Protection Plans is “full steam ahead”, according to BTFG’s Head of Life Insurance Phil Hay, following a standing–room-only national roadshow launching the new life insurance solution

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Productivity Commission report on disability care and support: Actuaries say sustainability is the key to success

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has today welcomed the Productivity Commission draft report Disability Care and Support as an important and comprehensive contribution to policy development on the provision

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AIA Australia makes new product enhancements

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In response to adviser feedback, leading independent life insurance specialist, AIA Australia, has launched a suite of innovative product enhancements to its Priority Protection product, as well as a new

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CommInsure and Tower share line honours in AFA/Plan For Life 2010 Life Company of the Year Awards

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Two insurers have shared line honours in the prestigious AFA/Plan for Life 2010 Life Company of the Year Awards (the Awards). At the Awards presentation in Sydney today, CommInsure and

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Life touches on the general

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The bad news was that my dishwasher broke down the other day. The motor went. The good news was that general insurance covers motor failure in fridges and dishwashers and

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Wholesale and Retail Clients Future of Financial Advice

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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 As part of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, the Government announced that it would consider the appropriateness of the distinction between wholesale and retail clients

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