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Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (the Code) increased for a fourth consecutive year, with life insurers reporting 14,670 instances of non-compliance, a 19% increase from the previous period. The Code, the industry's north star for good ...

APRA levy to cost $243m in FY26

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The total cost to keep APRA's enforcement activity going is set to be $243 million in the 2026 financial year, with the superannuation industry taking up about 30% of this amount. Super funds have been allocated $72.9 million to fund APRA's operations ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The long-awaited Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes draft package has been released, switching Statements of Advice for Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements ...

TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
TAL Austalia has recruited a senior investment strategy and portfolio manager from rival AIA Australia. John Archer was at AIA for two years, joining from CommInsure where he spent 17 years, most recently as the executive manager of investment strategy. ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Rose, who left to pursue other opportunities. In his previous role as head of insurance solutions and insights at the life insurer, Finney oversaw product design, pricing, data management and actuarial while leveraging data analytics to inform key decisions. ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
BUSSQ has pulled the plug on its Federal Court appeal for a judicial review of APRA's additional licence conditions, caving to the regulator's edict. At the same time, APRA has tweaked the conditions it slapped on BUSSQ last August, which force ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... said. "In the meantime, IAM continues to incur legal expenses in relation to these claims. The company has notified its insurer of the claims, and the relevant policy coverage is being reviewed by the insurer."

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
The boards of superannuation trustees, insurers, and banks are on notice, with APRA proposing changes to "strengthen and streamline" governance requirements. The regulator has released eight proposals in what marks the first "significant update" of ...

Stockspot officially launches low-cost super offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... corporate sponsorships and hidden fees." Equity Trustees has been appointed as the trustee, MetLife has been named the insurer, DASH Promoter Services is serving as promoter and investment administrator, and DDH Graham is the member administrator. Ongoing ...