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Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... sum claims. Kell was appointed to lead the independent review of the Life Code, which kicked off on 1 October 2025. In response, he received 14 submissions in total. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) chief executive Christine Cupitt commented ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... opened consultation on the sustainability of the CSLR and the best way for the industry to fund it. These reforms are in response to the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which saw more than 11,000 Australians invest over $1 billion into high-risk ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... editorial team; the article published by Professional Planner was based on documentation leaked to the outlet. Further in its response to the ASX, Sequoia said the breach of listing rule 15.7 - which mandates that a listed entity must not disclose confidential ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... added, are designed to provide clear limits on potential levy liability and support a sustainable and repeatable funding response that does not undermine sub-sector viability, while still ensuring the CSLR can raise sufficient funds in a timely manner ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... superannuation sector as a whole is seeing an increase in TPD claims, driven by a rise in mental health conditions. "In response to this, working with our insurer, AIA, CSC has implemented a mix of premium changes which includes an increase to TPD and ...

ASX is 'compromised' and 'lacks aspiration': Final report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... embedded in business processes. The report determined this contributed to ASX being overly reactive and tactical in its response to incidents and identified gaps. It added an area that requires more reflection is the execution of ASX's own market supervision ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... enhanced requirements to ensure ongoing suitability of each option. "These actions, together with APRA's enforcement response in December 2025, are consistent with that approach and reflect APRA's risk-based approach to enforcement, which prioritises ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... namely introducing the "advanced illiquidity premium" (AILP). After consulting with the industry, APRA released its final response to amending prudential standards on treating capital for longevity products in a bid to improve weak demand for such products. ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... added that the exposure is actively managed through the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, with the size of the position adjusted in response to market signals. "As a result, our exposure was significantly reduced ahead of the recent downturn, meaning we had little ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said the bank's outlook for the economy is still being downgraded. "In response to the conflict in the Middle East, we have revised our outlook for inflation higher, downgraded our outlook for economic ...