 Simon Carrodus Solicitor Director, The Fold Legal (at time of writing)
SIMON CARRODUS | THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021 A new breach reporting regime will commence on 1 October 2021 and it will be more onerous on licensees than ever before. One of the most notable changes is that credit licensees are now required to report significant breaches for the first time. In ... Read more SIMON CARRODUS | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020 Conflicted remuneration is currently under the microscope and ASIC is taking action against those who try to use loopholes to avoid the prohibition. In this blog, we look at a current case study and explain why this is a risky strategy. Read more SIMON CARRODUS | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020 I've always enjoyed irony, so the irony wasn't lost on me when I first read Standard 3 of the FASEA Code of Ethics (Standard 3). It's ironic because Standard 3 purported to eliminate conflicts, but at the same time it brought into existence ... Read more SIMON CARRODUS | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020 This piece was first published on The Fold, written by Charmian Holmes, Simon Carrodus and Lydia Carstensen Read more PAGE: 1 |
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