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FACT SHEET – Should I have my own AFSL?
11 Feb 2024Does the licensing regime prevent you from being an authorised representative of an existing AFSL holder? Are you getting tired of receiving bills from your licensee for the privilege of being a rep
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Establishing an SMSF – 7 reasons to use a corporate trustee
05 Oct 2019Like most professional advisers, we are strongly of the view that a self-managed superannuation fund ("SMSF") should have a corporate trustee. This article looks at the trustee requirements for SMSFs
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Essentials of common Services Agreements in Financial Service
25 Mar 2021Service agreements are common agreements in many industries, not just in the financial services industry. A service agreement is a contract made between two parties that sets out the specific tasks
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Essential things you should know about contracts
03 Sep 2019Even if you engage lawyers to draft or review your contracts, there are some essential things you should know. 1. The contract document does not necessarily reflect the whole agreement Even if its h
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Enhanced Whistleblower Protections: What does it mean for your Company?
27 Jun 2019As of 1 July 2019, potential whistleblowers across Australia will enjoy an added layer of statutory protections. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 (Cth) (�
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Enforceable Undertaking – What you need to know as a licensee
17 Sep 2019An enforceable undertaking, or EU, is an undertaking offered to ASIC, by what we affectionately refer to as “the Pingee”, which sets out in writing certain actions that the Pingee is prepared to u
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Employment in a COVID world
03 Nov 2021The way we work, engage with clients, and manage our employment obligations has changed forever as a result of the arrangements which became necessary in order for professional businesses to continue
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Efficiently, Honestly and Fairly – What does it mean?
10 Jan 2025I’d like some “Efficiently, Honestly and Fairly” please, with a dash of “community expectations” thrown in.[1] I would like to start with what is, I think, an unarguable proposition. N
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Don’t tick off the regulator: the role of the humble checklist
08 Jun 2022Misleading and deceptive advertising has been an enduring area of focus for ASIC – and a minefield for the licensees involved. We often remind our clients that ASIC regularly monitors the advertis
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Does your Organisation have a strong enough “Customer Voice”?
30 Sep 2020You’ve no doubt heard it on multiple occasions, we live in extraordinary times. Like so many other industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant challenges for financial services busin