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Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... fixed its system to automate valid consent procedures, and employed stronger quality assurance checks to detect similar issues, Life CCC chair Jan McClelland said the incident reflected serious failures in oversight. Without explicit consent to use medical ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... hanging on to their cash at retirement in fear that they might not have enough to live on. "This product addresses those issues...it can give them confidence that no matter how long they live, they're going to have an amount to live on, and that ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... submission is in response to the ASIC Inquiry Panel, established in July last year, which addresses several of the ASX's ongoing issues, including its governance framework, leadership accountability and investment processes. Under the proposed plan ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... remained steady, the main pressure points were timeliness and transparency in the claims process, AFCA explained. The top five issues reported in 2025 include delays in claim handling (9274); misleading product/service information (8457); service issues ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, the corporate watchdog received 9686 reports of misconduct (ROMs), raising 13,036 issues, new data from ASIC shows. ASIC said the increase in ROMs was driven largely by corporate governance concerns, including failures ...

Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... director of estate planning Anna Hacker, who says the prevalence of capacity loss and elder abuse, while complex, are not issues that financial advisers can overlook and must get better at recognising. According to the Australian Institute of Family ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... related to the experience required for SMSF. They might also be entering at a point when they are having kids or facing other issues that leave them with insufficient time to manage their SMSF. Further, although vulnerability is not a pronounced issue ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... professionals like accountants, who had relevant discipline qualifications, to come in," Waller said. "Unfortunately, because the issues like CSLR, Shield and First Guardian, all of these [reforms] have somewhat been delayed, and we're hearing that it's ...

Canadian pension fund in turmoil amid governance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... stakeholder trust in CAAT's leadership, governance and plan management," Wubbenhorst said. CAAT said the governance-related issues subject to the review do not affect the fund's financial health or its ability to operate as usual. It's expected the outcome ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... broad range of stakeholders in the July-August 2025 publication consultation. That round sought feedback on foundational issues for a sustainable investment product labelling framework targeted at retail investors, taking into account current regulations ...