Superannuation trustees compensate members wrongly classified as ‘smokers’

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Superannuation trustees that were classifying new members as ‘smokers’ by default and charging them higher life insurance premiums have ceased this practice, and some trustees have remediated members for the

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ASIC’s responsible lending appeal dismissed by the Full Federal Court

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On 10 September 2019, ASIC filed an appeal with the Federal Court of Australia against the decision of the Honourable Justice Perram regarding ASIC’s allegations against Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac)

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ASIC approves temporary COVID-19 changes to the Banking Code

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ASIC has approved a variation of the Banking Code of Practice (Code). The variation, as proposed by the Australian Banking Association (ABA), involves the insertion of a ‘Special Note’ into

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ASIC publishes new regulatory guidance for mortgage brokers

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ASIC has published regulatory guidance to assist in the application of the new best interests duty for mortgage brokers, which comes into effect in 2021. The new obligations were legislated

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Investment funds told to correct advertising and disclosure

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ASIC has put responsible entities (REs) of all managed investment schemes (MISs) ‘on notice’ that they must ensure their investment fund advertising provides clear, balanced and accurate information. This follows

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ASIC amends financial advice and capital raisings COVID 19 instruments

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ASIC has registered an amending instrument to specify an end date for three COVID-19 related instruments. The ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2020/565 makes the following amendments: The earlier amendment to the ASIC Corporations

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ASIC’s Interim Corporate Plan for 2020-21

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ASIC has published its Interim Corporate Plan, which sets out five priorities to tackle the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic: protecting consumers from harm at a time of heightened

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ASIC sets expectations for maintaining equity market resilience

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ASIC has outlined its expectations for all market participants to act appropriately to ensure Australia’s equity markets remain resilient. In a letter published last week [14 May, 2020], all equity market participants

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ASIC secures over $160 million in remediation for junk consumer credit insurance

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ASIC announced the final tranche in over $160 million in remediation for consumers sold junk consumer credit insurance (CCI). This follows ASIC’s 2019 report (REP 622) on the sale of

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ASIC establishes a national expert group on young people and money

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This week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy results. The survey measures how well 15-year-olds understand commonly

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