Inside ASIC

In our latest podcast episode Inside ASIC we look at some of the big issues with insurance after recent devastating natural disasters in Australia. 

We dive into a report ASIC’s just released about what insurers need to do to lift their game and look at why the loss of a home or property is just the start of what can be a long and stressfu...

What is our corporate regulator doing specifically to drive positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? 

In this episode of Inside ASIC we’re going to be looking at some of the work being driven by the specialist Indigenous Outreach Program team within ASIC. It’s not work that gets a lot of attention in the nationa...

There are a host of companies making claims about their environmental credentials. 

For ASIC this has been a serious focus as many financial products like super funds have made green claims about how they invest… but simply can’t stack them up.  

Vanguard Investments Australia was ordered to p...

We might just be witnessing a really fundamental change in Australia’s financial markets to the the rise of private markets.  

Through superannuation investments, many Australians have indirect exposure to private assets. Private markets operate differently than public markets and are inherently less transparent.  

In this episode of Inside ASIC we are all about understanding private versus public markets. Why it matters - and what...

Amid tales of grieving families and people with disabilities left waiting for payments from their superannuation fund, ASIC turns a spotlight the sector. 

In this episode of Inside ASIC we caught up with: 

• Pippa Lane, Acting Senior Executive Leader - Superannuation and Life Insurance at ASIC 
• Xavier O’Halloran...

Hear more about ASIC's work on everything from beating increasingly sophisticated scams, to cracking down on greenwashing and holding super funds to account.

In Season 2 of Inside ASIC we’re going to keep pulling back the curtain on the forensic work happening at the Commission.

Over 6 episodes we’ll hear from key players inside ASIC on everything from protecting consumers from increasingly sophisticated scams… to cracking down on ...

Investing in land and property is certainly not a revolutionary idea. Australians have been investing in bricks, mortar and land for decades, but unfortunately not all property investment schemes are the same. 'Land banking' can produce returns for investors but comes with significant red flags. It is often unregulated, leaving investors without protection if things go wrong. In this episode, we explore some of the land banking sch...

In this episode we discuss the findings and recommendations from ASIC’s thematic review of total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance in Australia including what ASIC expects insurers and superannuation trustees to do to address the poor consumer outcomes. We are joined by the Senior Executive Leader of ASIC's Insurers team, Emma Curtis, and the Senior Executive Leader of the Superannuation team, Jane Eccleston. 

For more infor...

In this episode, we discuss ASIC's review of how car insurance claims are investigated where fraud is suspected. We are joined by the Senior Executive Leader of ASIC's Insurers team, Emma Curtis, and the Director of Casework at the Financial Rights Legal Centre, Alexandra Kelly.

For more information about the review, download ASIC Report 621 – Roadblocks and roundabouts: A review of car insurance claim investigations and read ASIC ...