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Reminder: changes to the way members receive and pay invoices

26 April 2023

This is a reminder that the ability to pay monthly invoices by credit card in the Member Portal is no longer available. This feature was disabled on 26 April to support AFCA’s transition to a new system. 

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AFCA updates guidelines to workflow criteria 

21 April 2023

AFCA has updated its guidelines to workflow criteria, which outlines the criteria AFCA will normally apply to deci

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AFCA updates FAQs about new Member Portal and IT transformation 

21 April 2023

In March, AFCA published information

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Redacting tax file numbers (TFNs) and government related identifiers (GRIs) 

21 April 2023

Recent data breaches have attracted significant media and public attention, particularly around how organisations

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AFCA named one of Australia’s best places to work

21 April 2023

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has been named as one of the top 5 best places to work in Australia’s financial services sector in a prestigious national ranking.

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AFCA makes latest update to its public Datacube

18 April 2023

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its six-monthly update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to financial firms and consumers. 

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AFCA reappoints Chief Ombudsman, as compensation passes $1 billion

13 April 2023

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s (AFCA) Board of Directors today announced the re-appointment of David Locke as Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer for a second five-year term.

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​AFCA opens consultation on Approach to claims for non-financial loss

31 March 2023

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is consulting on proposed amendments to its Approach to claims for non-financial loss.

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February complaints update

30 March 2023

AFCA received 7,398 complaints in February 2023, an increase of 32% over February 2022 when AFCA received 5,625 complaints. This brings the total number of complaints lodged with AFCA since 1 July 2022 to 60,544.

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Changes to the way members receive and pay invoices 

30 March 2023

While AFCA transitions from its existing Member Portal to a new system the way members receive and pay for invoices will change, including invoices for monthly complaints fees, systemic issues fees, user charge fees and annual registration fees. 

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