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Life insurers struggle with code compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Thirty-one percent related to bad service, and 18% related to policy cancellations and changes, and sales practices and advertising respectively. "While some insurers are reporting more breaches, we identified inconsistency and a concerning trend of ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... the federal government to impose a "blanket ban" on what it calls Workforce Management Platforms (WMP) operators "advertising, promoting or else favouring superannuation products as part of a choice framework". The consultation, which wrapped up on 3 ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 30th year, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales in financial ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Super have each contributed more than $1 million to unions, covering expenses ranging from directors' fees to advertising. Concurrently, ISA received $21.5 million. "It's a huge amount of money when you consider that the funds are supposed to ...

ASIC charges HESTA for misleading marketing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... that the omission of "necessary information" might have led to inflated perceptions of the fund's performance. "Advertising involving performance figures needs to be clear and transparent about how those figures are calculated," she said. "This allows ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... be "dangerous." Parents for Climate, which filed a claim against EnergyAustralia in August for false or misleading advertising over its branding of fossil fuel energy products as "carbon neutral", raised concerns about the proposed phase-in approach. ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... reasonably designed to ensure that its public statements about the ESG integrated products were accurate. "Whether advertising how they incorporate ESG factors into investment recommendations or making any other representation that is material to investors ...

Mayfair 101 calls for senate inquiry into ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... or AFCA complaints, all lenders were paid up to date and on time, the group had obtained formal legal review of its advertising, and the group held a diversified portfolio of more than 25 private equity investments in 10 countries." Mawhinney said: "Our ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... comprehensive 360-degree feedback process for all senior leaders and more consistent leadership training. "We have also begun advertising more management vacancies externally, and we will increase transparency around internal opportunities for rotations," ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... need to think about how sustainability and financial reporting work together, "how can we ensure that marketing and advertising teams work with the legal and risk teams to ensure cohesion around sustainability-related claims," and "what assurances and ...
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