It may have been over 10 years since the global financial crisis (GFC) unfolded, but the regulatory and political fallout is still driving change for the financial services sector. Read more

A debate is raging about what the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield forced to clarify the is ... Read more

There has been a lot of attention by the law makers and the regulators over the last few years in the advice business. Specifically in the managed accounts world, we have seen an impact from FOFA, the updated regulatory guide 179 (RG 179) and now most ... Read more

There are four things that you need to do after 1 July 2013 when providing personal advice to retail clients - in addition to the disclosure requirements. The four things include (note: the italicised items are new) Read more

Possible law reforms are on the agenda following the conclusion of the second round of hearings of the Financial Services Royal Commission. We identify the trends arising from the Royal Commission and look at them in the context of other current law ... Read more

The collapse of the Westpoint group and the loss of many millions of dollars of investors' funds has been the subject of much publicity. ASIC has recently announced that it will commence legal action to recover damages on behalf of investors in ... Read more

A new regulation has been recently introduced in relation to AFSL holders' compensation requirements under section 912B of the Corporations Act while ASIC has released a consultation paper on how it intends to administer the compensation requirements ... Read more

One of the policy objectives of the financial services licensing regime is to ensure the competency of the licensee and its representatives to provide the financial services authorised under an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL). This objective ... Read more