Australia
Australian life insurer fined A$700,000 for ‘hawking’
It used a telemarketing firm to cold-call clients
Aussie life insurer to refund more than A$12m over phone sales
As it pleads guilty to 87 counts of offering to sell products via ‘unlawful’ and ‘unsolicited’ calls
Australian financial complaints body unveils comparison tool
In a bid to ‘increase transparency and consumer education’
Royal Commission case study sparks Asic court action
Adviser allegedly gave inappropriate ‘cookie cutter’ advice to clients to invest in ‘complex’ products
Wealth tech firm acquires Aussie software company
It provides the UK wealth market with data analytics, client and performance reporting, and compliance