Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 23 July 2019

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 23 July 2019

  • Integrity Life wins digital design award

  • AFA launches paraplanner community

  • Golden Financial Group AFSL cancelled

  • OnePath penalised for failing to stop selling non-compliant product

  • ASIC seeks ban on direct life insurance sales

  • APRA criticised in new report

  • ASIC seeks ban on direct life insurance sales

  • FASEA to partially recognise accountant qualification

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 14 May 2019

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 14 May 2019

  • AIA Australia discounts lump sum policies

  • OnePath announces adviser portal improvements

  • Integrity Life announces product enhancements

  • Asteron Life exiting stage left

  • Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC): still work to do

  • Australasia Wealth Services and Management licence suspended

  • Westpac paying back over 30 per cent of fees-for-no-service

  • APRA sends letter, demands action from disability income providers

  • FSC says no to civil penalties for voluntary industry code

  • Adviser AFS licences revoked due to dual authorisation with other licensee

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 16 April 2019

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  • BT Protection Plan changes

  • Freedom Insurance selling admin and advisory business, goal to close its doors

  • Integrity Life announces product enhancements

  • Asteron Life extends wholesale commission discount offer

  • BT’s Cancer Assistance Program results

  • Bridges to buy Bendigo and Adelaide Bank advice business

  • SMSF Advisers Network with additional licence conditions imposed

  • AMP FP new AFSL conditions imposed

  • Update on CBA’s AFSL conditions

  • Victims of financial misconduct to have greater supports

  • ASIC can now intervene on problematic financial products

  • FPA calls for ‘general advice’ term to be dumped

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 19 March 2019

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  • BT’s LifeCENTRAL+ Desktop is updated

  • Integrity Life enters retail life risk space

  • Clayton Utz surrenders withheld AMP interview documents to ASIC

  • Commonwealth Bank delays demerger

  • FPA launches FASEA policy and education hub

  • FSU campaign to end gender pay gap

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 9 July 2018

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  • AstuteWheel: new digital tool providing SoA's in an hour

  • Integrity Life to launch retail suite in October

  • Macquarie quits grandfathered commission

  • HSBC exits financial advice, closing its financial advice doors

  • ASIC vs. Refocus Financial Group

  • AMP FP facing civil penalties for alleged failures in insurance advice

  • ASIC pursuing advice firms misusing term 'independent'

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 6 February 2018

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  • AIA Australia's cancer wellness program launched, policy fees waived
  • MBS Insurance joint venture
  • Advice firm offers life insurance
  • Online Australian consumer brand offering life insurance
  • Global alliance formed by insurtech associations
  • OnePath Life purchased by Zurich
  • Integrity Life moves into retail
  • Electronic medical certificates adopted by BT
  • Medical specialist board created by TAL
  • Commonwealth Bank planning licence conditions update
  • Propositions to give ASIC power to ban products
  • ASIC reviews insurance advice
  • FSC requiring three insurers on APLs
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