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Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... of predictive genetic information. Almost all (90%) life insurers believe consumers will face significant issues with privacy. About half of respondents said the proposed changes can result in selective underwriting. In addition to privacy and data security ...

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... which can also equally benefit from the technology that we are talking about here where you need to impose separation, privacy or confidentiality of certain aspects, highly-granular conditioning in terms of who is authorized to do what, with what, to ...

CommInsure, TAL engaged in troubling conduct: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... troubling." This involved a series of wrong decisions made by TAL staff and "very troubling breaches" of the insured's privacy - which engaged external investigators and excessive use of surveillance, bullying tactics and offensive communications, misrepresentation ...

Industry fund recognised for data security expertise

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Super understands how important it is that the [Victorian] land registry services (LRS) business continues to manage data privacy in a robust manner and that data security is a critical priority," a statement from the super fund said. "VLRS will ensure ...

Life insurers cautious about My Health Record

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... attention in the last fortnight as Federal members of parliament on both sides of the political spectrum voiced concerns about privacy issues; and in the wake of about 20,000 Australians opting out at the first opportunity two Mondays ago. Currently ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... against Facebook Australia, Facebook Ireland and Facebook Inc. The complaint relates to alleged breaches of the Australian Privacy Principles - as per the Privacy Act 1988 - in that Facebook users' personal information was improperly shared with a third ...

AZ NGA merges embattled advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... he would be retiring from the advice industry earlier this month. AZ NGA said Henderson has asked media to respect his privacy at this time.

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... misleading, deceptive, dishonest and fraudulent conduct to obtain life insurance for a client. He also breached clients' privacy on numerous instances. The AFA found out about Tindall's ban when another member rang the AFA's office about ...

PwC urges super trustees to fast-track GDPR compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime must fast-track the necessary steps to comply with new, stringent privacy laws, PwC warns. Taking effect on 25 May 2018, GDPR applies to any business established in the EU and Australian businesses ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... how companies like these are run," he explained. "Community expectations are shifting and people are thinking more about privacy, and funds have an opportunity, if they have a very bottom-up approach, to provide valuable analysis in that regard." According ...