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Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
In its final report on the 'confusing maze' of financial services laws, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended overhauling the Corporations Act and creating dedicated financial services legislation. The ALRC has been reviewing existing ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) third and final interim report is proposing to restructure and simplify financial advice regulation after finding the industry is regulated very differently to other financial services sectors. Interim ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has said the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) should prioritise advice regulations in its ongoing review of financial services law. In its latest submission to the ALRC review of the Legislative ...

Chuck out Chapter 7: Broome

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... Corporations Act is the only way to move forward. The Act is currently the subject of a review by the Australian Law Reform Commission. Moving forward, Ripoll said that he would like to see that the financial planning industry collectively deal with ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... ways to improve the adviser exam and bringing more flexibility to the education standards. The Australian Law Reform Commission is working to clear a path through that maze that is the Corporations Act, and all of the many associated regulations," she ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) second interim report to reduce complexity in financial services legislation proposes an alternative model that's more coherent and principled, and "embraces minimalism." The ALRC's proposed legislative ...

TAA calls for prudent pace for reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... outcome of the Quality of Advice Review before it introduces more changes as espoused by the Australian Law Reform Commission. "Let's look very closely at the potential impact of any changes on consumers, advisers and other stakeholders before we ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The federal government must be held accountable for making sweeping promises around reducing compliance and qualification red tape, a financial advice industry event has heard. The minister for superannuation, financial services, and digital economy ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... to strip out layers of complexity in the latest round of reforms. Citing its submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission review, FPA chief executive Sarah Abood is calling for the elimination of layers of legislation that advisers face that ultimately ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...
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