Australia’s largest publicly listed funeral company, InvoCare (ASX:IVC) has just announced the successful completion of its fully underwritten institutional placement by raising around $65 million through the issue of approximately 4.64 million new Shares at a price of $14.00 per new share. This is part of InvoCare’s aim to raise $85 million as it pursues […]
FUNERAL DIRECTOR CLAIMS CONSUMERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF WITH FAKE COFFINS
In the latest scandal to rock the funeral industry in Australia, a concerned funeral director has claimed dozens of Australian consumers are being ripped off with fake coffins. Speaking on Channel Nine’s A Current Affair on 7 March 2019, Jeff Boyle detailed misleading coffin sales practices that is reportedly going on by some funeral directors in the Australian […]
HOW TO SELECT THE BEST PALLBEARERS
One of the many important choices we need to make when arranging a funeral is the selection of pallbearers. A pallbearer is someone who is selected by a close family member of the deceased to help carry the coffin to the place of service or burial site at a funeral. There are typically six to […]
CAN A FUNERAL DIRECTOR TAKE MY LOVED ONE WITHOUT PERMISSION
Can a funeral director transfer a deceased person from a public or private hospital, without legal consent? The simple answer is NO! It is the responsibility of hospitals to put in place processes for the safe and correct release of bodies to funeral directors or relatives. Before a body can be released by a […]
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST FUNERAL COMPANY NEEDS MORE PEOPLE TO DIE THIS YEAR
In an article published InDailey (Bension Siebert, Wednesday February 27, 2019), it was reported that Australia’s largest funeral company has said “soft market conditions, namely, a lower number of deaths” impacted its bottom line 2018, but it has told investors the market is “normalising” and more Australians will probably die this year. The article also reported that InvoCare advised […]
IS PRE-PLANNING A FUNERAL RIGHT FOR YOU
We all have a habit of avoiding conversations about our death. It’s only natural, after all discussions about dying and the decisions that will have to be made by family and loved ones when we are gone are difficult to have. Sadly, they are decisions that have to be made. However, if they are made […]