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Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... are now the fastest-growing cause of life insurance claims, particularly impacting younger Australians. The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) recently admonished many life insurers for continuing to apply blanket mental health exclusions despite ...

ASIC bans another former Lighthouse Partners director

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... years after she was found to have knowingly charged fees for no service. Former Crown Wealth Group director and head of compliance Andrew Moore was subsequently banned for three years for failing to recognise the seriousness of fees for no service conduct ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... and the regulator was working on a simplification process. "Our experience is that simpler regulation enhances both compliance and our ability to take enforcement action. It's good for consumers, investors and businesses," Longo said. "At last year's ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... and flows into key areas like faster onboarding, smoother client meetings, personalising client reporting at scale, compliance monitoring, and investment automation. "Across advice, administration, and reporting, most major processes are at least partially ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... still constitute a prohibited relationship and threaten independence," ASIC said. Report 817 Building trust: Auditor compliance with independence and conflict of interest obligations names the firms under the spotlight, which included the audit units ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... to onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and remedial action and member transfers. It found that for many on-boarding is a compliance-driven process that operates in isolation, without any clear consideration of how individual investment options promote members' ...

AWAG to snap up 20% stake in First Mutual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... provide shared services and benefits across its product offerings, including centralised professional development, compliance and audit. "AWAG is pleased to be in partnership with a quality and successful business that is focused on disciplined growth ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... failed to review the underlying investments of the fund to ensure their consistency with the PDS of the fund; ensure its compliance documents identified any ESG related risks and included commensurate controls; comply with its own risk management framework ...

Managed portfolios now the default: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... credits the evolution of managed portfolios to three key factors, with advisers prioritising stronger governance and compliance, less implementation risk, and more efficient client management. The report shows that boutique advisory groups are gaining ...

Avantis Investors launches active ETFs in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... and superannuation Andrew Godfrey said. "As responsible entity, we are committed to providing strong governance and compliance, enabling American Century to confidently deliver their Avantis investment strategies to investors." Cboe Australia president ...