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| Latest News |
 | The lower premiums that go with group insurance do not always represent a better deal at claim time, according to Col Fullagar. Read more |
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 | The Financial Services Council has defended the importance of the life insurance industry and pointed to a code of practice being in place in July. Read more |
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 | TAL is partnering with the Personal Injury Education Foundation to offer further education for its claims and rehabilitation teams both for new entrants and senior claims professionals. Read more |
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 | Superannuation funds will need to adopt a ‘horses for courses’ approach when considering if and how they implement in-house funds management, the CIFR believes. Read more |
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 | ASIC launches legal action against ANZ for market manipulation in setting the bank bill swap reference rate between March 2010 and May 2012. Read more |
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 | A surge in retail and wholesale FUM and advice has seen the sector “outstrip” superannuation growth over the 12 months to December, 2015, according to new findings by DEXX&R. Read more |
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 | One in three couples insist on keeping separate bank accounts, with more women refusing to merge money, according to a survey. Read more |
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 | Superannuation funds need to know how much their equity trading costs as there could be considerable savings made, according to Parametric. Read more |
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| Toolbox |
 | Minh Ly takes a look at the impact of some recently legislated changes to the Age Pension and Aged Care rules and how they can form part of client conversations. Read more |
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| Features |
 | Jassmyn Goh asks if gender is still an issue in the financial advice industry, either because of clients’ perceptions or the female advisers’ own perceptions in part three of this feature. Read more |
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 | Planner allocation to fixed income has declined year-on-year since 2012, but Malavika Santhebennur asks if market volatility and a turbulent share market will force them to re-think their options for the sake of diversification. Read more |
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