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FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers. The reforms will help Australians access advice via their super fund. Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino said the measures ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... do they differ from those who haven't been able to make that transition?" Patchwork The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) mapped out 11 types of income support that include income protection, TPD, workers' compensation and superannuation. ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... policies in preference over substantially equivalent or better policies available at lower premiums from third-party insurers. CBA finalised its divestment of CMLA to AIA Australia in 2021.

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... CommInsure, where her responsibilities included leading growth and transformation initiatives and building partnerships across insurers, advisers, superannuation funds, distribution partners and regulators. AIA Australia chief executive and managing ...

TAL names chief customer and health officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... consumer groups, mental health organisations, government and industry bodies, including the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) and TAL's mental health action and consumer consultation groups. Before joining TAL, Denby held senior sales, marketing ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers. The NCAs will be limited to APRA-regulated superannuation funds and life insurers and supported by "strong safeguards against vertical integration through prohibitions on commissions, bonuses and volume-based ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... control," she added. Multiple peak bodies, including the likes of the SMSF Association, the Council of Australian Life Insurers and the Financial Advice Association Australia, have, however, advocated for the cost to be spread across all sub-sectors ...

Life CCC unveils FY27 priorities

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... will focus on commitments that are clear, measurable, and support good consumer outcomes while remaining practical for insurers to implement. "While we do not expect the revised Code to commence in 2026-27, we will begin planning for its implementation ...

Apostle names new head of distribution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... Yarra Capital Management, Franklin Templeton, GMO Australia and Barclays Global Investors, working with super funds, insurers, asset consultants and family offices across both public and private markets. Apostle said the appointments build on the recent ...

Bravura dual lists on the London Stock Exchange

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... transact shares in the business and opens access to future UK and EU institutional capital." Bravura serves wealth managers, insurers and fund administrators, helping them digitise operations and improve efficiency. It caters to organisations across ...