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ASIC looks to tighten crypto ETP oversight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... suitable cryptoassets for such products and ensuring good practice in terms of pricing and risk management. Consultation Paper 343 also covers listed investment companies, listed investment trusts and unlisted registered managed investment schemes. "We ...

ASIC releases ongoing fee obligations guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... 256, it has taken into account the financial advice industry's response to recent its consultations, including Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers (CP 332). "Industry has asked for shorter, simpler, and more user-friendly ...

Proxy advisers under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... basis. Treasury opened consultation on greater transparency for proxy advice reforms on 30 April 2021. The consultation paper says the use of proxy advisers by institutional investors, such as super funds, to assist on voting decisions currently lacks ...

Remediation services profiting from Royal Commission failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... not a debt management firm and would not be covered under the legislation. In December 2020, ASIC released a consultation paper on updating its regulatory guide in relation to consumer remediation. At the time, the regulator was monitoring over 100 remediations ...

FPA calls for levy overhaul

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... be extended to general advice and anyone who can influence the advice process in its submissions to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing the Royal Commission recommendations: Reference checking and information sharing.

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... advice process, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing the Royal Commission recommendations: Reference checking and information sharing, the FPA is calling for the ...

Hume advocates for affordable advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Planning Association of Australia indicated that on average their members charged $2671 for an SOA," ASIC's Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers shows. Hume said: "The importance of access to financial advice ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... limited advice, according to licensees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) latest consultation paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, is giving not only advisers but also licensees the chance to voice their ...

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 ...

ASIC prepares industry for claims handling law

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... and financial advisers adapt to new regulation when handling insurance claims. ASIC's information sheet and consultation paper C12 Proof: Claims Handling and Settling Service Statement builds on the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) ...