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Insurer sanctioned for over 10k breaches

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer after it reported more than 10,000 breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) in relation to failure to provide timely, completed annual notices. ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... incident response timeframes. Defensive AI is emerging as a potential tool for threat intelligence, vulnerability detection, code review and incident response, although participants noted governed and scalable capability remains limited and should not ...

EQT to become new Melbourne Storm owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... game of rugby league is as healthy as it has ever been, and we want our club to go from strength to strength alongside the code in the years to come. A partner like EQT well and truly puts us in the best position to do that." Meanwhile, EQT managing ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... reform the best interests duty to support the provision of scaled advice and confirmed a review of the Financial Adviser Code of Ethics. The minister said the reforms were designed to address the reality that millions of Australians need assistance navigating ...

Life CCC unveils FY27 priorities

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
The Life Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has laid out its priorities for the current financial year, including providing the necessary support required for the upcoming implementation of the revised Life Code (Code). The focus in FY27 is largely ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... basis. In addition to the legislative breaches, the panel concluded Morrison-Dowd failed to comply with the financial adviser Code of Ethics in relation to three clients. Despite finding there was no current financial loss suffered by clients, the panel ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
The final report of an independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) has been finalised, proposing some 85 recommendations across aspects of mental health, customer vulnerability, claims handling, and sales practices. The review ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... Australia staff. The bank took 144 days on average to investigate the issues. ASIC held HSBC Australia against the ePayments Code, which regulates electronic payment facilities. Justice Bennett found HSBC's failures in respect to the ePayments Code ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
The prudential regulator is lifting the governance bar for superannuation funds and insurers with proposed changes to CPS 510, launching a consultation as part of its endeavours to stamp out 'poor practices'. APRA has laid out revised draft ...

ACCC approves Magellan, Barrenjoey merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... October 22. The company's name is set to change from Magellan Financial Group Ltd to Barrenjoey Group Limited. The ASX ticker code will also change from MFG to BJY. Magellan Investment Partners, the group's investment distribution brand, will change ...
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