Friday, November 13, 2026

Australia

Five Ways Hackers Can Compromise Advice Businesses

Cybersecurity threats to financial advice businesses extend well beyond technology, with human behaviour, artificial intelligence and inadequate governance among the vulnerabilities advisers need to...

Five Top Tips to Strengthen Client Engagement

Life insurance conversations should be built around the futures they help protect, according to an experienced Australian insurance executive, who outlined some practical methods...

A$1.35 Million Penalty for Cybersecurity Failures

Across the ditch, an Australian Financial Services Licensee (AFSL) has been ordered to pay a large penalty after admitting it failed to adequately manage...

Aussie Ban on Use of Adverse Genetic Testing in Life Insurance Starts

The Australian Government’s ban on the use of adverse genetic testing results in life insurance came into effect late last week. Australia’s Assistant Treasurer and...

New AI, Life Company Pricing Partnership

In a first for the life insurance market across the ditch, Australian life insurance platform, NEOS and adviser productivity platform, Marloo, have announced a...

Advice Profession’s Future Hinges on Trust

Financial advisers will need to focus on professionalism, leadership and client trust as AI, regulatory change and adviser shortages reshape the profession, an Australian...

Chronic Illness Challenge Grows as Australians Live Longer

Australians are living longer but spending more years managing chronic illness, with mental health, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions accounting for almost 60% of claims...

Reviewing Risk Commissions in Australia

While RiskinfoNZ's latest poll result finds a majority of New Zealand financial advisers don’t agree with the FMA focus on monitoring the advice sector...

Advice Businesses Unprepared For the Unexpected – Report

A new Australian research report examines how well advice businesses are positioned to respond to the sudden death or permanent disablement of a principal,...