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Financial Services in Focus – Issue 50

Banking & Finance| 23 Feb 2021

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 50

In this edition, we consider the much-anticipated High Court decision in Westpac v ASIC on personal versus general financial product advice and the introduction of the ‘Your Future, Your Super’ bill and proposed amendments to continuous disclosure rules into Parliament.

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 49

Banking & Finance| 02 Feb 2021

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 49

In this edition, we consider an interesting case on the 'application moneys provisions' for the issue of financial products, we outline proposed exclusions from the new claims handling licensing obligations and report on reforms to AML/CTF legislation.

Design and distributions obligations: a review of ASIC’s final regulatory guide

Financial Services| 15 Dec 2020

Design and distributions obligations: a review of ASIC’s final regulatory guide

We examine ASIC’s final regulatory guide on the design and distribution obligations regime. In particular, we compare the final guidance with the draft regulatory guide released last year.

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 48

Financial Services| 14 Dec 2020

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 48

Financial Services in Focus is a fortnightly round-up of legal and regulatory developments in the financial services sector in Australia.

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 47

Financial Services| 16 Nov 2020

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 47

In this edition, we provide an overview of the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Bill 2020, which is now before Parliament, plus much more.