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Iress to deliver DDO solution

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... Kingdom and Europe through the MiFID II legislation," Blomfield said. The solution comes after ASIC released its regulatory guide on DDO in December following consultation and engagement with the industry.

Design, distribution obligations guide released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
The regulatory guide on product design and distribution obligations for the financial services industry has been released. ASIC's RG 274 Product design and distribution obligations aims to help consumers obtain appropriate financial products by ...

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 ...