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Federal Court dismisses Freedom Insurance staff allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... Freedom Insurance sold life insurance to an intellectually disabled man in 2016. The insurer then delayed cancelling the policy despite numerous requests from family members and took almost two years to respond to additional requests from the family. ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... newly created role, David Sutjipto will work closely with financial advisers to enhance the client experience and ensure policy owners understand their options when life insurance is at risk of lapsing or cancellation. Sutjipto will provide direct engagement ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... because consumers consented to being contacted by providing their details. Super Consumers Australia director or advocacy (policy) Jessica Spence 02 says it's no surprise Australia's superannuation industry is a magnet for bad actors. "There's ...

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... intended to be captured by the tax measure, ensuring that it remains targeted even as super balances grow over time." "The policy now reflects a more targeted and balanced approach to superannuation taxation that ensures high earners contribute fairly ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... tension has created a challenge for the central bank in determining the extent and timing of further easing in monetary policy." Globally, economic prospects have generally improved, as interest rate and US tax cuts take effect, however the latest US-China ...

Government reviewing $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Chalmers has previously stated that the government intends to go ahead with the legislation despite some backlash over the policy. In July, questions were raised around whether the legislation would be ditched as it continued to be pushed back when parliament ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... client situation updates or business updates. The review found three licensees did not have a formal offshore outsourcing policy in place; one does not have offshore outsource policies at all; and seven licensees' information technology policies did ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... administrators, software providers and regulators, and has been leading the sector's preparation for Payday Super since the policy was announced in the 2023 Federal Budget. Delahunty said funds have been preparing for the higher transaction volumes for ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
When US President Donald Trump announced his plan to impose tariffs on all nations in April this year, investors were concerned about the effect they would have on Australia, but new research from EY suggests the nation is still set to benefit. The ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... shifting interest rate expectations," Morningstar said. "Higher inflation typically leads to expectations of tighter monetary policy - including higher interest rates - which tends to be bearish for both bonds and growth equities, driving their returns ...