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If you’re in the general insurance industry, you are probably already part of the 90% who are signatories to the General Insurance Code of Practice, A voluntary code developed by…

In order to hold an Australian Financial Services licence, an organisation is required by ASIC to nominate a Responsible Officer. This is the person who is responsible for your organisational…

Much like the general insurance industry, private health insurers have their own voluntary code called the Private Health Insurance Code of Conduct. It was developed by the Australian Health Insurance…

Prudential Standard GPS 520 requires that people in positions of responsibility in the insurance industry be ‘fit and proper’. A responsible person is defined as a director, senior manager, appointed…

Good corporate governance is about having the correct policies and procedures in place. It is also about maintaining a culture where good relationships between stakeholders provide positive contributions to the…

Risk management is no longer a strategy reserved for large corporations. Today, every business has compliance obligations and the best way to stay on top of them is to complete…

Training is vital for all new employees and there are two main areas of knowledge they need to acquire: Technical knowledge — the procedures involved in performing their role Industry-specific…

The Australian Financial Review recently published an article highlighting the increasing popularity of social media platforms, and the implications for companies of the evolvement of social media from alternative communication…

Is Your Business Prepared for the New Privacy Reforms? Privacy legislation in Australia is about to undergo major changes. The Attorney General has responded to the amendments to the Privacy…

Cartel behaviour is not the most widely discussed area of competition and consumer law (CCL), and according to research by University of Melbourne it is largely misunderstood by people operating…