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Life insurers urged to act earlier on claims

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... earlier and improve communication with customers to prevent avoidable delays in claims decisions, following an industry review that found repeated gaps in the handling of longer-running claims. The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) examined total ...

ASIC issues 'wake-up call' to trustees on member complaints

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... Report 844 Lessons to be learned: How trustees use insights from superannuation complaints, ASIC conducted an in-depth review of 10 super trustees. Additionally, it conducted a targeted whole-of-industry assessment of all 45 superannuation trustees. ...

ASIC reviews adviser register again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
The regulator has commenced another review of the Financial Advisers Register (FAR) to check if relevant providers have met the qualifications standard. Since 1 January 2026, all personnel providing personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial ...

Audit quality continues to fall short: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator has called for improvements in audit quality and financial reporting after its latest surveillance found companies, including superannuation funds, are still not getting the fundamentals right. Report 842 ASIC's oversight of ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... support greater access to stable and diversified funding sources for Australian banks. The Council of Financial Regulators' Review into Small and Medium-sized Banks found that a higher covered bond cap would particularly benefit mid-sized banks' access ...

MLC AM targets EM strategy with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... objectives. Commenting, MLC Asset Management head of equities Stanley Yeo said the appointment follows a comprehensive review of the emerging markets equity landscape. "In an environment where fundamental global equity managers have been challenged ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... found Byrnes failed to respond adequately to requests from his licensee during audits and investigations into his annual review arrangements. It considered the record-keeping failures and lack of cooperation as "serious, prolonged and inconsistent with ...

Labor bets on private capital, approves $278bn in foreign investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... $87 billion was approved in the June quarter, taking the growth rate of approved investments by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to an average of 17% per year. "Half of all approved applications are processed in 30 days or less. This is more ...

Magellan sheds name, enters new focus as Barrenjoey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... investment management fees, partially offset by stronger partnership income from its investment in Barrenjoey. As part of a review, Benari said $251 million was redeemed from various Magellan funds is now managed by the group's treasury team, which is ...

Advised cover faces claims data test

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... affect the suitability of their policies," Luu said. He said advisers could use policy anniversaries to prompt clients to review their cover, highlighting common life changes that might affect their needs, including shifts in income, debt, family responsibilities ...