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Showing 31 - 40 of 2021 results for "Application"

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... insurer had temporarily moved staff from an area of the business that automatically obtained consent as part of the application process, to an area that did not. They were unaware valid consent had not been obtained. The insurer identified the issue ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... investment criteria, and the fact the fund says it selects assets "on the basis of environmental consideration and the application of some negative screens" are examples of this. Prior to the changes last year, listed equities had to have at least 40% ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Two years on from a review into cold calling and lead generators, ASIC is launching another into the advice licensees that use them. ASIC said the aim of the review is to address practices that inappropriately or unnecessarily encourage consumers to ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
MA Financial has acquired the Republic Hospitality portfolio in Queenstown for the MA NZ Growth Fund, an investment option for its Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa program to streamline the pathway to residency for high-net-worth investors. The MA NZ ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made six reform requests to the government ahead of the Federal Budget, which is set to be delivered in May. AustralianSuper head of corporate affairs Steve McMillan said the pre-Budget submission "focuses on reforms that will enhance ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... 2025, with the order for legal costs to be awarded to Count Financial. However, CBA said an appeal was lodged by the application and the matter will be back in court on 26 March 2026. Many class actions were launched off the back of the Banking and Financial ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is undergoing its biggest technology transformation in about a decade, with the fund focused on automation and improved system integration. CSC will consolidate its legacy systems to improve member experience ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... Asia Pacific. "Jeff has been a contributor and early adopter of the Total Portfolio Approach (TPA), including its application in multiple client contexts via multi-factor portfolio dashboards," IFM Investors said. "He has also worked with some of the ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... court cannot order a victim be compensated via the perpetrator's super. This includes where another party has made an application for an order of bankruptcy against the perpetrator or if they are yet to be discharged from a bankruptcy order; if family ...

Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... TMDs. On 89 occasions Australian Unity said it issued units without requiring investors to submit, as part of their application, a completed questionnaire. This was to determine if they were within the target market described in the TMDs. On 239 occasions ...