Josh Mennen

Features

Breaking down the ALRC’s legislation review

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into the simplification of financial services legislation is expansive, multi-phased and worthy of unpacking, Liam Cormican...

Financial planning

Risk advisers hit back at Maurice Blackburn

Risk specialists, Australian Financial Risk Management have hit back at plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn suggesting it has criticised risks advisers on the basis of s...

Financial planning

Explain your value – Law firm attacks risk advisers

Risk advisers need to explain why consumers can be worse off taking advised insurance when compared to those taking group insurance within superannuation, according to pl...

Financial planning

Lawyers lash bad advice and urge urgency on compensation scheme

A lawyers group is urging the Federal Government to speed up the implementation of a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort arguing that past bad advice is only now coming ho...

Policy & Regulation

Senate Committee recommends increasing consumers’ rights

Consumers can expect improved justice and recourse should they be victims of wrongdoing by the financial services industry as the result of a Senate Committee report hand...

Policy & Regulation

ALA calls for reform against insurers unfairly denying claims

Urgent reform is needed to prevent insurers unfairly denying claims, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance. ...

Life/Risk

FSC proposal described as Trojan horse

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn has labelled the Financial Services Council’s failed bid to have life/risk insurers allowed involvement in worker rehabilitation as ...

Life/Risk

Industry codes need “teeth”

Life insurance industry codes need to have regulatory oversight and enforceability to properly hold insurers to account, according to a report from the Parliamentary Join...

Life/Risk

ClearView part of wider insurance problem

The penalties applied to ClearView yesterday are proof of a wider issue of aggressive sales tactics within the insurance industry, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers....