Advice Profession’s Future Hinges on Trust
Financial advisers will need to focus on professionalism, leadership and client trust as AI, regulatory change and adviser shortages reshape the profession, an Australian...
Chronic Illness Challenge Grows as Australians Live Longer
Australians are living longer but spending more years managing chronic illness, with mental health, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions accounting for almost 60% of claims...
Reviewing Risk Commissions in Australia
While RiskinfoNZ's latest poll result finds a majority of New Zealand financial advisers don’t agree with the FMA focus on monitoring the advice sector...
Advice Businesses Unprepared For the Unexpected – Report
A new Australian research report examines how well advice businesses are positioned to respond to the sudden death or permanent disablement of a principal,...
Australian Research Highlights Retirement Advice Opportunity
Across the ditch, Australians approaching retirement are financially engaged but many remain unprepared for the transition from accumulating superannuation to drawing a retirement income,...
Feedback Sought on Genetic Test Ban for Aussie Insurers
The Australian Treasury is seeking feedback on draft regulations supporting a ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance underwriting...
Advisers Urged to Revisit Trauma Insurance
MetLife in Australia is urging advisers to reconsider the role of trauma insurance, saying many Australians remain financially exposed to the impact of serious...
Advisers Urged to Road Test AI
Financial advisers in Australia could cut the cost of producing Statements of Advice by up to half by embedding artificial intelligence into their workflows,...
Advisers Urged to Focus on Health Resilience
Life insurance advice in Australia must evolve beyond product provision to address clients’ ability to recover from illness and injury, according to Adam Crabbe,...