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ASIC rules to fix disputes faster

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... ASIC said that both parties will discuss with consumer stakeholders a proposal to change the General Insurance Code of Practice in relation to those situations. If amended, it would require insurers to ask customers verbally if they'd like to lodge a ...

Opt in rules not up for debate

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... but if it is indeed to be implemented... we are looking at the ability of FPA members, held by a professional code of practice and with stringent service contracts in place, could be exempted..." Sandlant said the election had put the reform process ...

Ipac improves 'soft dollar' register disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... after receiving an enquiry for the register. Not providing the information goes against the FPA/IFSA Industry Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration. The code calls for the register to be made available for inspection on request, within ...

Trustees warned as APRA toughens guidances

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
With the ink hardly dry on the Cooper Report's recommendations for a Trustee Code of Practice, the prudential regulator APRA has released revised trustee guidances on capital structures, risk management, resources adequacy and trustee fitness. Following ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The Industry Funds Forum Mental Health Foundation, SuperFriend, has developed a set of Code of Practice guidelines aimed at improving the management of insurance claims where mental illness is a contributing factor. Launched yesterday at the AIST Superannuation ...

Govt lifts financial hardship threshold

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... vary contracts where a customer is in a position of hardship, an obligation imposed by changes to the Banking Code of Practice. The proposed change in the national consumer credit law, which is yet to go before parliament, may rope in additional borrowers ...

Mortgage brokers bounce back in latest mystery shop

... rated the brokers highly on service, and while it revealed few instances of brokers acting contrary to the MFAA Code of Practice, there are areas where the industry could do better such as in disclosure of commissions and a limited range of product recommendations. ...

Industry catches on to IFSA/FPA code

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed almost universal compliance levels for the IFSA/FPA Joint Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration, devised two years ago. Licensees and planners appear to have adapted well to the disclosure ...

Anti-phishing industry code needed

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
Banks may have to abandon email as a customer communication method unless an industry-wide code of practice for electronic communications is designed. Neil Campbell, chief executive officer of network security firm Network Box, said it is unfair of ...

FPA pushes members to adopt tighter conflict of interest guidelines

... conflicts of interest. The first two phases were completed during 2004 and were marked by the release of the IFSA/FPA Code of Practice on Alternative Remuneration in the Wealth Management Industry and Industry Guide on Rebates and Related Payments papers. ...