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Credit licensees, lend us your ear on the new best interests obligations for the mortgage broking sector
30 Jul 2020Since 2009, credit licensees and their representatives have grappled with responsible lending obligations. Following the passage of legislation in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission
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COVID-19 and Paying the Rent – Part 2 (the lock-down continues)
29 Jul 2020Read Part 1 to this blog: COVID-19 and Paying the Rent. Back in April of this year – which seems like an eternity ago – we provided some advice (in an online webinar) for businesses occupying t
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COVID-19 and Paying the Rent
30 Apr 2020Can you get rent relief for your business offices? If your offices are occupied under a commercial lease and your business has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rent relief schemes institut
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Consumer Data Right access expanded to ‘trusted advisers’
05 Apr 2022Important changes have been made to the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules that enable ‘trusted advisers’ to access consumer data via the CDR regime, including suitably accredited financial advisers,
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Conflicted remuneration – rearranging the shelves
12 Nov 2024The DBFO Act has clarified the conflicted remuneration provisions, with the changes having taken effect from 10 July 2024. Before I explain this, be warned that there were two other important chang
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Complying with your AML/CTF obligations
12 Feb 2020AUSTRAC Action: The Westpac Case AML/CTF obligations - A case study: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) made national and international headlines on 20 November 2019, whe
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Compliance Committees – why do we need them?
06 Mar 2023The term Compliance Committee is used in a variety of contexts in financial services. It may be a reference to a committee that is required by law, or it may be a reference to a committee that is no
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Compliance – What is it good for?
29 May 2020Financial services licensees will be well aware that they are required to comply with the financial services laws and the conditions of their licence. They are also required to self-report to ASIC s
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Class actions and regulatory intervention – Two sides of the same sword?
02 Jun 2025Since 1992, when class actions were enshrined in Australia’s legal framework, the link between them and regulatory interventions has been ever-present, and evolving. Having acted for parties on e
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Christmas comes early for ASIC: unwrapping the gift of the Better Advice Act
06 Dec 2021With Christmas just around the corner, no doubt many of us are starting to plan for the festive season. If my household is anything to go by, wish lists are growing longer by the day as mailboxes ar