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ASIC strengthens codes of conduct guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... updated in 2013. The updated guidance clarifies ASIC's role in relation to industry codes, and the criteria and process for code approval. ASIC said this is now a simplified and streamlined guidance. It is not mandatory for financial services sectors ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... will report identified issues quarterly to a designated committee of the board. It will also adopt an independent director code of conduct that covers conflicts of interest, confidentiality, compliance with laws and regulation, and illegal behaviour. ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... 200. Global X declined to comment on the launch but the new ETF is coming and will be listed on the ASX under the ticker code of J100. On September 11, a trustee for Global X Japan TOPIX 100 ETF was registered on the Australian Business Register, followed ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... question whether the government should look to be more prescriptive in terms of timeframes for payment. As it stands, the Life Code, administered by CALI, outlines the timeframe for paying benefits. For lump sum claims, inclusive of death cover and TPD ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
The independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) has released a consultation paper, setting out key questions to stakeholders and the public on how the Life Code can improve consumer benefits and insurers' conduct. The review ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... cover with these practices better. The work will run in parallel with the current independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) led by Peter Kell, which is due to conclude on 30 June 2026. Cupitt said life insurers have a responsibility ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... to manage PMC's investments using the strategy used by its WAM Global strategy, an ASX-listed LIC trading under ticker code WGB. PMC has funds under management of about $456.5 million, investing in global companies from various industries by providing ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... have ballooned to over $2.2 billion in the past year, positioning mental health as the leading cause of TPD claims. The Life Code Compliance Committee has also found that many insurers are currently using blanket mental health exclusions, rather than ...

RBA says ASX has 'considerable work to do'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... she said should help address concerns over operational risk. "We have already completed several key items, such as fixing code and increasing memory, that will improve the resilience of the core system. And we are now progressing plans for various workarounds ...

Platinum shareholders greenlight L1 Capital merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... Short funds and mandates. The two parties will go ahead with being known as L1 Group Limited and trade under a new ticker code 'L1G' on the ASX. The products will retain their existing brands. Addressing the EGM, Platinum chair Guy Strapp said ...