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Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... requirement to disclose the results of genetic tests to insurers when applying for cover. This was because there were concerns consumers would not undertake testing if they thought it might adversely impact the cost of their insurance. Under the moratorium ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... handful of product issuers are monitoring consumer outcomes and product performance, while others are relying too much on consumers to self-certify they fit a target market, an ASIC review into compliance with design and distribution obligations (DDO) ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of foreign exchange contracts issuer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... professionalism by those who provide financial services and support confident and informed participation of investors and consumers in the financial system".

Consultation begins on new merger notification thresholds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... changes the government is proposing will enable the ACCC to better identify growing market power and protect Australian consumers from anti-competitive mergers. Submissions on the proposed merger notification thresholds are open until September 20.

All MySuper products pass super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... not trustee directed and that misleading results are delivered and "causing confusion and potential financial harm for consumers." "Consumers and their advisers have made active and informed choices to invest in these options based on individual circumstances ...

ASIC launches new AFSL portal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... front door, which offers a convenient and intuitive entry point for all stakeholders, including regulated entities and consumers in their digital interactions with ASIC," the regulator said. ASIC said it is working to deliver secure, sustainable, and ...

ASIC wins case against crypto exchange Kraken

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... with the design and distribution obligations. "It's a legal requirement for financial products to be distributed to consumers appropriately. Consumers should receive the full protection of the law when dealing in crypto-asset products and we'll ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... support efforts by governments, regulators, and union organisations to eradicate such criminal behaviour," he said. Super Consumers Australia Xavier O'Halloran said it's premature to be making calls about the HAFF and the involvement of Cbus. ...

ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... using digital platforms like social media, Court believes scammers are constantly evolving as they adaptively land into consumers' savings. "The scams landscape is rapidly evolving. Innovative technology developments may improve how we live and work ...

I Squared Capital grows local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... investment in Australia in 2020, when it invested in CEFA, an energy transition platform assisting remote off-grid energy consumers to decarbonise. Then, in 2021, I Squared invested in SOILCO, a leading owner-operator and developer of organic waste resource ...