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Financial Services in Focus – Issue 68

Financial Services| 24 Jun 2022

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 68

We consider whether litigation funding schemes are managed investment schemes, updates to life insurance codes of practice, and much more.

Crypto assets are not foreign currency for tax purposes, Government clarifies

Tax| 23 Jun 2022

Crypto assets are not foreign currency for tax purposes, Government clarifies

The Federal Government has announced plans to clarify that crypto assets will not be regarded as a foreign currency for tax purposes.

Greenwashing: ASIC’s guidance on how to avoid it

Environmental, Social and Governance| 17 Jun 2022

Greenwashing: ASIC’s guidance on how to avoid it

ASIC’s newly released guidance on how to avoid greenwashing poses nine questions that should be considered when offering or promoting sustainability-related financial products. We unpack the environmental, social and governance aspects of the guidance and explain what this means ...

Dear crypto-assets… APRA’s expectations and the policy roadmap ahead

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offerings & Security Token Offerings| 27 Apr 2022

Dear crypto-assets… APRA’s expectations and the policy roadmap ahead

APRA has published an open letter: ‘Crypto-assets: Risk management expectations and policy roadmap’ to all APRA-regulated entities.

Tranche too far away?

Financial Services| 13 Apr 2022

Tranche too far away?

Far reaching changes to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime have been recommended by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee of the Senate.