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APRA flags premium volatility in superannuation group life insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
APRA has lifted the lid on the key sustainability challenges of group life insurance in superannuation, notably premium volatility and data availability. At the end of 2022, APRA conducted a survey involving RSE licensees, life insurers, and reinsurers ...

ASIC investigates iExtend over possible unlicensed conduct

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from iExtend Holdings Company (iExtend) after investigating concerns that it was operating without an AFSL. The undertaking also relates to iExi Pty Ltd, which trades as iExtend. Documents show the investigation ...

Colonial First State enhances FirstChoice with Elemnta

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) rolled out a major enhancement to FirstChoice, reducing set-up time for new and existing accounts by up to 80%. CFS has worked with Elemnta to allow advisers to use existing client data via an integration with Xplan, reducing ...

AFCA tightens wholesale investor remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
It may be tougher for wholesale investors looking to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to help resolve a dispute as the authority tightens its rules on how it assesses their complaints. AFCA will shortly update its operational guidelines ...

Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
ASIC is proposing to extend the temporary relief for superannuation trustees' disclosure and reporting consistency obligations for two years. ASIC is seeking feedback on the potential extension, including whether the current arrangement is operating ...

BBY chief charged with aiding and abetting fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
The former chief executive of stockbroking firm BBY has been charged with several offences which include aiding and abetting fraud and could face lengthy jail time. The Downing Centre Local Court charged Arunesh Narain Maharaj after ASIC alleged that ...

Provide Capital ordered to produce documents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
The local subsidiary of TPP Global Investments has been ordered by the Federal Court to produce documents it has so far withheld from ASIC. Provide Nominees (Provide), which trades as Provide Capital, came under the watchdog's surveillance in March ...

HSBC committed to local custody arm despite rapid decline in assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
Despite its local assets under custody and administration plummeting by more than 60% in the past six months, HSBC is adamant it's not going anywhere. The most recent statistics to come out of the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) show ...

US regulators launch investigation into OpenAI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research firm that owns ChatGBT, to evaluate possible negligence and consumer harm. In a 20-page document sent to the Microsoft-backed AI firm, regulators demanded ...

BT upgrades platform functionality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
BT is updating features of its Panorama platform that include improvements to reporting and document-tracking features. The reporting feature introduced last October 2022 will now allow financial advisers generate the same set of reports for potentially ...