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Heightened cyber threats require greater accountability on governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... aware of], and there's obviously greater accountability on boards and directors to make sure that you've got proactive risk governance in place." He also noted companies of all sizes bear the same risks. Meanwhile, Julius Anuari, senior administrator ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... product design and the group and retail TPD markets. In group insurance, APRA and ASIC encouraged insurers to maintain proactive and constructive engagement with trustees and be open to facilitating joint insurer trustee efforts to drive better outcomes ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... conversations are around ensuring the portfolio has resilience in both a return and a liquidity point of view, in order to be proactive in the event of stress." Warner said the investment teams spends time to ensure it can be a buyer or provide liquidity ...

SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... wholesale investor thresholds and engaged closely with ASX on its CHESS replacement project. "We're going to be proactive in our positions to lead government, regulatory, and market change where it's needed. Our board had a very significant discussion ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be strengthened to reflect the growing mental health crisis, better support vulnerable customers and improve the claims-handling process. These are the key themes that emerged in the newly published Life Insurance ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... accountability," Shahien said. Shahien said as the advice sector faces scrutiny, now is the time for advisers to be proactive. "The industry has had lots of different evolutions in terms of being bashed and being really successful, right? It's been ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

Super funds must protect members, says Kirkland

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... trustees to have practical mechanisms for watch-listing, risk exposure management, escalation and, where necessary, proactive intervention," Kirkland said. "Protecting super is the job of everyone in the system. For trustees, that is reinforced by important ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Financial advisers can bridge the gap in aged care advice, according to an expert, who says that too many elderly people are suffering from the confusion and misinformation surrounding the new aged care reforms. Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Acenda Life has launched a new guaranteed retirement income solution in response to the findings of a new research paper, which highlights areas where financial advisers can help build retirement confidence. The Lifestream Guaranteed Income strategy ...
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