Compliance Articles

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Emanuel Kazoullis
EMANUEL KAZOULLIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Having an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence is a bit like hosting a dinner party, where the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an uninvited guest who will still critique your food, judge your table settings and leave ... Read more
David Court
DAVID COURT  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
The distinction between wholesale and retail clients is a fundamental part of Australia's financial services laws. Read more
Christopher Overton
CHRISTOPHER OVERTON  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Sometimes personal situation becomes desperate, leading to a member wanting to access the superannuation monies trapped in their superannuation fund. Read more
Samantha Hills
SAMANTHA HILLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
It pays to understand super trustees' obligations as modified by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Act 2024 (the DBFO Act), when it comes to advice fees. Read more
Samantha Hills
SAMANTHA HILLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Licensees who provide financial product advice in relation to general insurance, life insurance or consumer credit insurance will be familiar with the exemption from conflicted remuneration for commissions on these products. Read more
Samantha Hills
SAMANTHA HILLS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The big-ticket item for advice licensees resulting from the Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Act 2024 (the DBFO Act) is the changes made to ongoing fee arrangements (OFAs). Read more
David Rountree
The Australian Government has introduced into Parliament the first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill). Read more
Lynda Dowling
LYNDA DOWLING  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Spam Act 2003 (Spam Act) applies to most Australian businesses, including financial services, that send commercial messages for marketing or other purposes. Read more
Shane Flatman
SHANE FLATMAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
As the 21 October 2024 deadline for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) game-changing updates to over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transaction reporting looms, Australian financial institutions need to prepare for a seismic ... Read more
Tim Stewart
ROD ALDUS , TIM STEWART , YU ZHANG , KIRSTY PRINSLOO , LENNARD BREMER , ALEXANDRA MASON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released guidance clarifying its expectations in relation to a bank, or other intermediary, pre-hedging derivative exposures. Read more
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