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Life insurers cautious about My Health Record

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... attention in the last fortnight as Federal members of parliament on both sides of the political spectrum voiced concerns about privacy issues; and in the wake of about 20,000 Australians opting out at the first opportunity two Mondays ago. Currently ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... against Facebook Australia, Facebook Ireland and Facebook Inc. The complaint relates to alleged breaches of the Australian Privacy Principles - as per the Privacy Act 1988 - in that Facebook users' personal information was improperly shared with a third ...

AZ NGA merges embattled advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... he would be retiring from the advice industry earlier this month. AZ NGA said Henderson has asked media to respect his privacy at this time.

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... misleading, deceptive, dishonest and fraudulent conduct to obtain life insurance for a client. He also breached clients' privacy on numerous instances. The AFA found out about Tindall's ban when another member rang the AFA's office about ...

PwC urges super trustees to fast-track GDPR compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime must fast-track the necessary steps to comply with new, stringent privacy laws, PwC warns. Taking effect on 25 May 2018, GDPR applies to any business established in the EU and Australian businesses ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... how companies like these are run," he explained. "Community expectations are shifting and people are thinking more about privacy, and funds have an opportunity, if they have a very bottom-up approach, to provide valuable analysis in that regard." According ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... submission notes the potential for IT system compromises where personal bank data could expose consumers to identify theft and privacy concerns. The bank goes on to say research in connection with the UK open banking standard "indicates that 77% of consumers ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), an independent statutory body that monitors privacy and freedom of information. "Serious harm to an individual may include physical, psychological, emotional, financial or reputational ...

AI threatens financial services workers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... skills gap holding Australian businesses back, Groth said. For 43% of financial services firms, the risks of security and privacy concerns pose as a major drawback.

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... consumers, banks and other third party service providers will need to balance the convenience of these experiences with data privacy. Customers will need to determine how much data they really want to share," he said. In November 2017 NAB announced about ...