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Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

Schroders nabs Oaktree exec to lead Asia sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... credit alternatives platform, which covers securitised and asset-based finance, real estate debt, infrastructure debt and insurance-linked securities. She brings 17 years of experience in consulting, investment and capital raising in private markets. ...

Strategic simplification lifts ClearView's profits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... "disciplined strategic simplification and transformation" as the driver of the growth. Underlying NPAT for the life insurance business was up 59% at a margin of 11.2% (up 3.2%) to $24.1 million. Gross premium revenue was $215.6 million, a 13% increase ...

AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... demand for our service, and with a new Banking Code now in force, and major reforms underway across general and life insurance, this is a pivotal moment for the financial services sector to lift standards and deliver more consistent, accessible and customer-focused ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... advice. Otivo and CFS announced their tie up in November 2024 to provide digital advice on investments, contributions and insurance that costs $88 per year. "CFS has enjoyed a positive relationship with Otivo, with many of our super fund members benefiting ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... managed investment schemes, unlicensed provision of financial services conduct, and other conduct related to advice, insurance, and misleading and deceptive or unconscionable behaviour. "The figures point to an increase in concerns being raised about ...

Zurich Financial Services to acquire ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... expert's review. ClearView chair Geoff Black said: "We believe Zurich and ClearView are highly complementary brands in life insurance and that, if the scheme is implemented, Zurich will be a great custodian to continue delivering ClearView's ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... were impacted by costs associated with the Shield and First Guardian matters. So far it has spent $1 million (net of insurance) on legal and advisory services to defend the action brought by ASIC in August last year and a further $1.1 million on improving ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... financial advice. As it stands, the anti-hawking legislation only applies to the sale of financial products, including insurance and superannuation, a loophole that is deliberately exploited by some lead generation firms that specifically structure their ...