Regulatory & Government
17 July 2023
The Financial Markets Authority is seeking submissions on its proposal to introduce a business continuity and technology systems standard condition for certain types of market service licences...
17 July 2023
Treasury is seeking submissions on draft legislative amendments and explanatory materials to align the treatment of general insurance contracts with the new Australian Accounting Standards Board 17 Insurance Contracts rule...
17 July 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has committed to address shortcomings in its management of superannuation identified in a report by the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority...
10 July 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is encouraging every insurer to review common cyber resilience weaknesses identified in a sector-wide “stocktake,” and to incorporate strategies to address shortfalls...
10 July 2023
RACQ Insurance has signed up to the cyclone reinsurance pool, the latest insurance provider to join the Commonwealth-backed scheme aimed at easing premium pressures in northern Australia...
10 July 2023
Hundreds of families who missed out on the Victorian Government’s Porter Davis Homes bail out might now be eligible for support up to $50,000...
10 July 2023
New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation has announced changes to its Accredited Employers Program from April 2025...
03 July 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has rescinded its interim stop orders banning the sales of 67 pet insurance products issued by Hollard and its underwriting management agency PetSure...
03 July 2023
The Federal Government has moved forward to the second stage of talks with large businesses, including insurers, over plans to ensure companies meet their climate-related obligations...
03 July 2023
A Melbourne insurance broker has been charged with 17 counts involving the alleged misuse of millions of dollars of client money and inflated insurance invoices...
03 July 2023
The Australian Law Reform Commission has pressed the case for an overhaul of financial services laws in the final report of a three-year inquiry, arguing rising complexities have increased costs and non-compliance risks...
03 July 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned insurers and banks it will take further action to ensure gaps and weakness in cyber controls are addressed...
26 June 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will be monitoring industry progress on pricing practices after a review process that has led to remediation payments totalling $815 million to 5.6 million customers...
26 June 2023
Parliament has passed legislation for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, a Hayne royal commission-backed reform to provide financial redress for consumers...
26 June 2023
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Chair Joe Longo has rebutted an interim Senate report criticising the regulator’s enforcement record and rejected lawmakers’ claims that it was “obstructing” the ongoing inquiry into the regulator...
26 June 2023
The NSW Government has extended the registration deadline for Project Intervene, a program to help apartment owners resolve serious defects in the common property of residential buildings that are up to 10 years old...
26 June 2023
Lismore City Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation draft land strategy has failed to include sites it put forward for relocations, overlooking an opportunity to speed the process...
26 June 2023
The Tasmanian Government says it remains committed to introducing a fair funding model to support the island state’s fire and emergency services, which are currently financed through insurance levies...
26 June 2023
NSW’s State Insurance Regulatory Authority has reached the second stage in its annual assessment of compulsory third party insurer profit...
26 June 2023
The Queensland Government has allocated $116.4 million in its Budget to support planned improvement works to Paradise Dam...