19 August 2019
The New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators is establishing a new vision to better coordinate financial system regulation and more effectively recognise the specific responsibilities of its member agencies...
12 August 2019
Stronger industry codes of practice are needed to improve financial services’ self-regulation following recent failures, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Chairman Wayne Byres says...
12 August 2019
Insurers won’t consider offering unrestricted products in the building industry professional indemnity market until confidence in the sector is restored, Insurance Council of Australia says...
12 August 2019
The NSW Government will establish a simplified dispute resolution system for injured road users and workers...
12 August 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is calling for submissions on its proposed guidance for companies to implement protections for whistleblowers...
12 August 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says it is on track to meet timelines on the Hayne royal commission recommendations within its mandate...
12 August 2019
icare’s venture arm icare Foundation is awarding $5 million to eight organisations to help injured workers overcome complex barriers in returning to work...
05 August 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia is concerned the draft laws to extend unfair contract terms provisions to insurance contracts will do more harm than good...
05 August 2019
A House of Representatives committee inquiry into the progress financial services companies are making on Hayne royal commission reforms will increase transparency, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says...
05 August 2019
The NSW Government has appointed David Chandler Building Commissioner, as part of the state’s reform measures for the embattled construction industry...
05 August 2019
Dan O’Brien, once chief of staff to former Victorian premier John Brumby, has been appointed CEO of Cladding Safety Victoria as the state undertakes a $600 million program of rectification works on hundreds of buildings...
05 August 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has promoted Dr June Smith to deputy Chief Ombudsman. She was previously Lead Ombudsman Superannuation, Advice, Investments and Life Insurance...
05 August 2019
Industry confidence in the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority remains high, according to its most recent stakeholder survey...
29 July 2019
The National Insurance Brokers Association says a meeting with Treasury last week has opened the way for developing an approach to new product design and distribution rules that will work for the insurance sector...
29 July 2019
A parliamentary committee that questions the CEOs of Australia’s big four banks annually is expected to have its mandate extended to include insurance industry executives...
29 July 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority plans to limit the focus on financial performance benchmarks in corporate incentive packages as it seeks to elevate the importance of culture and customer outcomes...
29 July 2019
Insurers involved with Queensland’s compulsory third party scheme have again pushed for deeper reforms to fix the widespread problem of “claim farming” plaguing the system...
29 July 2019
The icare Foundation has established a $3 million pool to fund ideas to prevent injuries in the construction industry...
29 July 2019
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has set out seven areas of concern it wants to address in the life sector over the next financial year...
22 July 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is seeking feedback on whether its proposed ban on unsolicited phone sales for consumer credit insurance and life insurance should apply more widely...