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Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... ASIC will develop and issue regulatory guidance on climate-related financial disclosures that will include a new regulatory guide for the climate reporting regime which will address its approach to relief from obligation as well as resources on its website ...

ASIC consults on misconduct reporting rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... and controllers when reporting and lodging statutory reports about alleged misconduct. The proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 16 External administrators and controllers: Reporting of possible offences and misconduct (RG16) seeks to clarify ASIC's expectations ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is cracking down on finfluencers as more financial services firms turn to social media to promote products and services. The financial services regulator is aiming to get on top of firms that illegally promote ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... that if you're making a representation about the way in which your company uses AI, it must be true," she says. Regulatory Guide 234 also mandates that businesses promoting financial products and services must avoid any misleading or deceptive tactics. ...

APRA proposes updated operational risk financial requirements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed changes to operational risk financial requirements for registrable superannuation entities (RSE) licensees. The prudential regulators adjustments are designed to bolster the ability ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... products, services, and member experiences as well as drive down costs per member." It also highlighted the impact of regulatory change, pinpointing fund stapling. "These changes usually make a lot of sense, as we all want a better run and more secure ...

AFCA tightens wholesale investor remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
It may be tougher for wholesale investors looking to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to help resolve a dispute as the authority tightens its rules on how it assesses their complaints. AFCA will shortly update its operational guidelines ...

Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... first tranche of legislation is "modest" but contains an "important package of reforms that will start to simplify the regulatory framework without reducing consumer protections and has the support of the financial services industry". With the missing ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... retail client space. JBWere Australia began exiting the retail client demographic in 2018, largely due to the complex regulatory environment and the difficulty of complying with Best Interest Duty obligations and how costly it was to do so, JBWere Australia ...

ASIC updates breach reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... regular reviews or audits of the number of breaches reported and identify any trends in reports, as outlined in Regulatory Guide 78 Breach reporting by AFS licenses and credit licensees (RG 78)," ASIC said. Under the new amendments, licensees also no ...
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