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CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... access to a life insurance product and the initiating party complies with obligations under the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, Privacy Act and other consumer protection laws. "This approach keeps reforms tightly focused on harmful conduct while preserving ...

UniSuper pilots' digital estate planning partnership with Safewill

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... can access additional legal advice through Safewill Legal for a $199 fee. Safewill said the platform uses encryption and privacy practices compliant with the Australian Privacy Act to protect member information, while completed Wills are reviewed by ...

Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... a faster resolution. In a statement to Financial Standard, Rest said it could not comment on individual matters due to privacy obligations. "Our members and the public rightly expect the highest standard of service. If we do not meet these expectations ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... cloud and movement of workloads to it has "exponentially increased third-party and concentration risk, data security and privacy concerns." This came off the back of UniSuper's major systems outage with members unable to log in to access account ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... older people when seeking or accessing government-funded aged care service, such as independence and autonomy, respect for privacy, and safe and quality care. The new laws also introduced means-tested contributions for everyday living services such as ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... improvements. Other changes it will make include enhancing its whistleblower program with more specific language around privacy law violations and Meta's privacy policies, and Meta will report identified issues quarterly to a designated committee of ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... "Heightened scrutiny from ASIC and APRA, including updates to SPS 530 on investment governance and ongoing enforcement around privacy and third-party risk, DDO, and consumer protections, will drive demand for specialised compliance roles focused on transparency ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... of workloads to the cloud environment has exponentially increased third-party and concentration risk, data security and privacy concerns. "One concern APRA is paying close attention to is concentration risk. Across banking, insurance and superannuation ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... of products and regulatory regimes. This includes APRA in prudential standards and ASIC in licensing, consumer credit, privacy and oversight of frameworks and governance. ASIC granted Morningstar an AFSL in October, enabling the firm to continue issuing ...

ASIC to release IDR and reportable situations data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... publish firm-level IDR data, ASIC has made key changes to how the data will be presented, including around complainant privacy, data comparisons, and explanatory material to support contextualisation." ASIC said its approach to the IDR dashboard publication ...
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