Friday, March 29, 2024

Practice management

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Consultation on New Conduct Outcomes – FMA 

Generating interest among Riskinfo readers this week was confirmation by the FMA of a proposed set of consumer and market outcomes it believes the...

FSCL Investigates Premium Payment Confusion

Our report on how the wrong person came to pay for someone else's life policy, and the Financial Ombudsman's investigation that followed, is the...

Time to Focus on Cyber Risks

GUEST COLUMNIST – CLINTON STANGER FAPs need to decide if they can effectively mitigate cyber risks – it is not an IT or technology risk...

Common Practice May Not be Best Practice

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER Just because a methodology has become the accepted norm, it does not automatically translate into that being the best way...

FAPs Are Making Hard Work of Compliance

Our report that most FAPs are over-complicating the job of meeting their regulatory compliance obligations struck a chord with Riskinfo readers this week... Most FAPs...

Staying Ahead of Client Agreements

Partners Life has released its second edition of Licensing Quick Tips. This issue looks at the written service agreement between advisers and their clients. The...

The Value of Statutory Liability Cover for Advisers

GUEST COLUMNIST – CLINTON STANGER Liability cover for financial advisers often focuses on professional indemnity. However, FAPs can be exposed not only to new legislation,...

Swiss Re Report Highlights Underinsurance

GUEST COLUMNIST – KATRINA SHANKS New research from Swiss Re points to mounting economic pressures contributing to a reduction in the levels of insurance. Katrina...

Client Meetings Poll Result

Sixty-six percent of those who took part in our latest poll agree they should meet their clients for an annual review. Of the remainder, 26%...