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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.

ASIC moves to make licensees FASEA compliant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... education requirements imposed on the responsible manager of a licensee. The regulator has proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 105 that would reflect the professional standards reforms to be dictated by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. ...

ASIC outlines code monitoring expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... corporate regulator released guidance on the new code of ethics compliance schemes for financial advisers. The new Regulatory Guide 269 outlines the process and criteria ASIC will use in determining whether to approve a compliance scheme, as well as ...

AMP defaulted members as smokers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... counsel assisting Mark Costello said this blended rate is a higher premium. Costello pointed out that under ASIC regulatory guide 529, trustees cannot presume that members smoke in determining their insurance premiums. "There are low levels of smoking ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... transparent in its dealing with FOS and as a result, did not comply with FOS' terms of reference or ASIC regulatory guide 139, which explains what's expected of parties involved in a dispute resolution process. Troup explained CMLA was "misguided" ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... regulation as their biggest impediment. The recent introduction of Attribution Managed Investment Trusts (AMIT) and Regulatory Guide 97 (RG97) in Australia, the European Union's (EU) Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and General Data ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... report said the annual increase in headline fees is largely attributable to the change in fee disclosures under Regulatory Guide 97. An estimated $2.2 billion in fee increase is a result of such changes, of which $2 billion or 90% affected not-for-profit ...

ASIC provides guidance on Asia Funds Passport

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
ASIC has updated its regulatory guides to reflect changes from the Asia Region Funds Passport bill that was recently passed. On June 28, the Federal Government passed the Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Bill 2018 in an effort to ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... recommendations aiming to overhaul fee and cost disclosure practices of superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. Darren McShane, appointed by ASIC to spearhead the independent review, urged the industry to consider the ...

ASIC unveils RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... independent report proposing 34 changes to fee transparency for superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. The report, prepared by managed investments and super regulation veteran Darren McShane, engaged more than 120 stakeholders ...