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Suncorp Advice has appointed Michael Frawley as Practice Development Manager for Suncorp’s self-employed advisory channel in Queensland.

Life risk specialist dealer group Guardian Advice has appointed Steve Coyle as State Manager for Western Australia and South Australia.

Head of Asteron Life Jordan Hawke has called on advisers to strive for high levels of professionalism by investing in life-long education, driving their learnings into their own business, and building businesses that create long term customer value.

Asteron Life has uncovered the age of 49 as the ‘danger year’ for financial exposure, because it’s the average age Aussies are diagnosed with a life-threatening...

The long term sustainability of Australia’s financial services dealer groups rests on the robustness of their FoFA-readiness program, said Guardian Advice head Simon Harris.

Guardian Advice offers younger advisers a service to give them the leg up that they need to become the dealer group’s next generation of success stories.

Guardian Advice is making solid progress on its medium-term strategy to grow its adviser network to more than 200 advisers by 2014, and has set itself a 1 July 2013 milestone to have more than 160 advisers on board.

Suncorp Advice is advising couples this Valentine’s Day to bridge the ‘happiness gap’ by protecting their ability to earn an income and maintaining the lifestyle they’ve worked hard for.

If securing your financial future is on the agenda for 2013, getting advice for a financial plan should make your new year’s resolution list.

Queenslanders are more stressed about debt than any other state in Australia, and with Christmas looming, that debt stress is set to get worse, Suncorp Head of Advice Stephen Daly said.