Liability is a crisis, says Coonan
23 April 2002
Public liability is still the hottest issue on the politicians’ agenda right now, with Federal Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan slapping down commentators who criticised…
Regulatory & Government
APRA sets new standard for life insurers
23 April 2002
APRA has released a draft of its prudential standard prescribing minimum capital amounts for registered life insurance companies…
Unauthorised foreign insurer sparks warning
16 April 2002
Brokers have been warned by APRA about serious problems with unauthorised foreign insurer Atlantic & Pacific Insurance…
Guide shows way to a licence
16 April 2002
ASIC has released a guidance paper for holders of pre-FSR licences and insurance broker registrations that sets out the basic assessment processes…
ASIC pounces on super claims
16 April 2002
A misleading superannuation advertisement by SMC – a foreign company offering a range of financial products – has resulted in the company’s sole Australian agent…
Federal Government first aid revives ailing UMP
03 April 2002
The Federal Government has pledged its support to medical insurer United Medical Protection after exhaustive talks and some heavyweight medical lobbyists…
“Twin peaks” system will be examined
26 March 2002
The so-called “twin peaks” regulatory concept of APRA and ASIC may be altered by the recommendations that will flow from the HIH Royal Commission…
More FSRA changes? Absolutely!
26 March 2002
Now that March 11 is past and the FSRA is impacting on brokers’ lives, they shouldn’t expect that the rules won’t change…
ASIC stops R&G offer
26 March 2002
ASIC has placed a final stop order on Rural & General Insurance’s Offer Information Statement, which the insurer planned to use to raise $5 million by offering shares…
Regulator steps into flood claim court case
19 March 2002
ASIC has taken the unprecedented step of intervening in a court case between an insurer and a claimant over a protracted flood dispute…
Court restrains broker
19 March 2002
Unregistered broker Alejandro Bejares from Caulfield in Melbourne has been given final restraining orders from the Federal Court of Australia, stopping him from entering…
HIH prosecutions please ASIC’s top man
19 March 2002
ASIC Chairman David Knott has expressed satisfaction with the result of the NSW Supreme Court action that saw three former HIH directors found guilty of breaching…
Welcome to the FSRA!
12 March 2002
Yesterday marked the beginning of a new era in the Australian financial services industry…
ASIC’s “final” licensing conditions are online, too
12 March 2002
Want to see the full Financial Services Licence conditions released by ASIC..?
Broker gets suspended sentence for cash breaches
12 March 2002
A broker from Camden, NSW, has been given a suspended sentence after ASIC brought 10 charges against him under the Agents & Brokers Act…
APRA pushes for medical solution
05 March 2002
Nervous doctors are sweating it out over ailing insurer Australasian Medical Insurance Ltd, (United Medical Protection’s fully owned insurance company) after APRA launched…
R&G stop order still in force
05 March 2002
ASIC’s interim stop order on the Offer Information Statement lodged by Rural & General Insurance last December is still in place…
ASIC stops R&G placement
26 February 2002
ASIC has obtained an interim stop order on the offer information statement lodged by Rural & General Insurance in December…
FSRA approaches as NIBA finalises details
19 February 2002
NIBA continues to lobby the Federal Government over what CEO Noel Pettersen says are “many issues” associated with the new Financial Services Reform Act…
APRA releases new standards
12 February 2002
Six new prudential standards have been finalised by APRA to enforce higher performance requirements in the post-HIH era…