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ASIC consults on consumer remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper to update the regulatory guide on client review and remediation conducted by financial advice licensees. Regulatory Guide 256: Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees will be clarified through ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... ensure financial advisers consider sustainability preferences of consumers, for ASIC to consider strengthening its Regulatory Guide to facilitate meaningful disclosures on ESG and ethical considerations in investment products, and for super funds to ...

ASIC lays out product intervention plans

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... linked remuneration structures in the event it believes they will bring about significant consumer detriment. Regulatory guide 272 shows ASIC may use its new powers to order a product or class of products only be offered by way of issue to specific classes ...

ASIC releases weekly regulatory tracker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
ASIC has launched a new weekly regulatory tracker to assist users during the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracker lists and includes links to all new and updated regulatory guides, information sheets, reports and consultation papers issued by ASIC and published ...

Foreign fund managers granted licensing relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... trusts and public sector super funds, so long as they have over $10 million. Additionally, the updated regime - Regulatory Guide 176 - will see the installation of a new licensing regime for foreign entities operating in Australia who provide services ...

Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... suite of new requirements set to apply from late-2020. The corporate regulator released an updated version of Regulatory Guide 97 Disclosing Fees and Costs in PDSs and Periodic Statements (RG97) on Friday, which simplifies how fees and costs are presented ...

Ban unsolicited life insurance sales: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... non-complying insurers or distributors. Consultation is open until August 29. ASIC also intends to review guidance in Regulatory Guide 38 The hawking provisions later this year. This week's spot poll asks if you support the increases to the Superannuation ...

ASIC product intervention to commence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... term deposits, believing they were receiving the higher rate. Consultation is open until August 7 with the final regulatory guide expected in September. ASIC is seeking to understand the impact such powers will have on the cost of compliance and the ...

Consumers don't understand fee disclosure: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... warns Industry Super Australia. Industry Super Australia (ISA) has provided input on the proposed changes to Regulatory Guide 97, saying the proposals don't go far enough to address the complexity of fee disclosure. The group is worried consumers still ...

ASIC appoints to disciplinary panel

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... feedback about proposals to change aspects of the MDP's policies and procedures, as presented in a single, shorter Regulatory Guide which will replace the two existing ASIC Regulatory Guides 216 and 225.