Funeral group fined $3.5 million after ASIC appeal
14 July 2025
The Federal Court has imposed a $3.5 million penalty against ACBF Funeral Plans for misrepresenting that it was Aboriginal-owned or managed...
14 July 2025
The Federal Court has imposed a $3.5 million penalty against ACBF Funeral Plans for misrepresenting that it was Aboriginal-owned or managed...
14 July 2025
The corporate watchdog has permanently banned former NSW broker Jason Prasad after he was convicted of fraud...
14 July 2025
The cyclone pool has received 78,372 claims since its inception, with 88% related to Cyclone Alfred, a quarterly report shows...
14 July 2025
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has appointed Helen Rowell as deputy chair and Lynelle Briggs as an independent board member...
14 July 2025
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has backed a cross-sector initiative to fight scammers...
07 July 2025
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has outlined its priorities for the financial year, aligning with a three-year strategy announced in February...
07 July 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia has urged the ACT to introduce strata transparency laws and help drive better building repairs and maintenance oversight by owners’ committees...
07 July 2025
Downunder Insurance Services’ licence has been cancelled after it failed to pay levies to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...
07 July 2025
Victoria’s new Building and Plumbing Commission has begun operations, as the state moves to plug gaps in construction industry regulation...
07 July 2025
A further tranche of NSW strata reforms has taken effect this month, with the latest changes flowing from a 2021 statutory review...
07 July 2025
The Motor Trades Association of Australia says a draft version of the revised smash repair code fails to address issues around fairness and it will not support the proposed changes...
07 July 2025
A joint state and federal initiative will provide $45.7 million to help western Queensland communities recover from floods earlier this year...
30 June 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has released new guidelines on how it will approach disputes around misrepresentation and disclosure...
30 June 2025
An insurance broker who said he would invest elderly clients’ funds but spent the money and issued false statements has pleaded guilty to theft...
30 June 2025
New Zealand’s High Court has ordered CBL Group’s former finance head Carden Mulholland to pay more than $NZ1.2 million ($1.1 million) in penalties and legal costs following continuous disclosure breaches...
30 June 2025
The Tasmanian Automotive Chamber of Commerce has made 18 recommendations to government ahead of the state election...
30 June 2025
Only 31% of surveyed general insurers feel changes to the prudential framework have sufficiently considered the cost of regulations imposed on industry...
30 June 2025
Queensland has put an extra $280 million over four years into high-priority disaster resilience and mitigation projects...
30 June 2025
Homeowners in WA have been advised to contact QBE regarding their home indemnity cover after two residential builders entered liquidation this month...
23 June 2025
The NSW government’s workplace mental injury law reforms have been put on hold after a parliamentary committee extended its inquiry into the plans...