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Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... The regulators said life companies need to strengthen their risk management and compliance assurance around re-rating practices, which it noted led them to revisiting past premium increases, and where premiums were increased without a clear right to ...

Capstone appoints former licensee head to new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... continuing to enhance its adviser support services," O'Riley said. "... our adviser centric approach to partnering with practices as their licensee for the future has been a key factor in moving forward with the appointment of Marcus." O'Riley believes ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Stamford Capital's Debt Capital Markets survey has revealed that lenders are uneasy about the size and practices of Australia's private credit market. The survey gauged the sentiment of 100 major banks, non-banks, and second-tier banks. Stamford Capital ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... willingness to engage with ASIC to tackle this and flagged an openness to implement more consistency in standards and practices. The regulator is currently undertaking a surveillance of private credit funds operating in wholesale and retail private markets ...

ASIC blasts managed funds' poor compliance plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... governance failings. The 50 REs examined operate 45% of all registered funds and hold about $1 trillion in assets. "While practices varied across plans and across each plan's treatment of the three sets of obligations, inadequate treatment of the ...

Apostle Fund adds two staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... he oversaw the fund's overall digital strategy, including ownership of marketing technology and digital marketing practices. "We are pleased to welcome Adam and Harrison to Apostle as we continue to advance our growth strategy and deepen our client ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... gone through and communicated that with the industry. We published an article that had some rich data, ideas for better practices, guidance on how funds could have interacted with members, then at the board and executive level, how they could have changed ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... these strategies. During the period, a record 291 investment managers are now actively engaged in responsible investment practices, up from 272 year on year. While so much has been achieved, Hegarty said there remains much to be done, particularly "in ...

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... good advice and that the partnership will create opportunities to deliver it to many. While most of Entireti's advice practices specialise in comprehensive ongoing strategic advice, Younger said the group's role as one of Australia's largest service ...

ASIC sues home loan manager over 'unlawful' hardship application handling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... customers experiencing financial hardship. Court added that many lenders have responded to ASIC's demand to improve practices and frameworks for assessing hardship applications, but it "comes as too little, too late". In an ASX announcement, Resimac ...