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CALI launches review of Life Code

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has appointed Peter Kell to lead an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code). The review will begin on 1 October 2025. The Life Code sets enforceable standards life insurers ...

ASX updates waiver disclosure rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... companies must also disclose the reasons for seeking the waiver within one business day of it being granted. However, the disclosure can be made later than one business day if it relates to a confidential or incomplete proposal or negotiation, and the ...

ASIC loses appeal against Finder Wallet

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... The corporate watchdog initially alleged the crypto platform provided unlicensed financial services, breached product disclosure requirements, and failed to comply with the design and distribution obligations for Finder Earn. However, the court dismissed ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... platforms. In February 2024, ASIC halted new offers of investments in Shield, making interim stop orders on four product disclosure statements on the fund. The bannings have been recorded on the banned and disqualified register and the advisers have ...

CC Capital drags feet on Insignia takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... their consideration. Insignia Financial will continue to keep the market informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations," Insignia said. On July 1, CC Capital said it "continues to actively work towards making a binding bid for the ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... 'green' or similar words mean when they're applied to financial products. The paper includes current regulation and disclosure requirements for financial products, overseas frameworks, and some designed options for potential framework. Treasury ...

Potential Insignia takeover edges closer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... consideration," Insignia said. "Insignia Financial will continue to keep the market informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations." CC Capital is the only player left in what was a bidding war for Insignia after Bain Capital withdrew ...

ClearView welcomes underwriting head

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... apply to all existing ClearChoice and LifeSolutions policies, as well as to new policies issued before the next Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) update," ClearView said. "They will apply to claims where the condition or symptoms first present on or ...

Legalsuper celebrates double digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... nine months in the role, later replaced by former Rest investment head Andrew Lill. As per its most recent holdings disclosure, close to 54% of the MySuper Balanced option is invested in listed equities, while 10% is in infrastructure and 9% is in fixed ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... risks into their investment process. This includes geospatial tools that model risk at the asset level and align with disclosure frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures, International Sustainability Standards Board ...