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Pulling her punches? The Quality of Advice Review and Wholesale Clients
05 Apr 2023
David Court
PartnerIn recent years, there have been a number of reviews into various aspects of the regulation of the financial services industry. The wholesale client eligibility rules is one area…...
Read moreQAR Tranche 1 – Fact Sheet
24 Sep 2024
Samantha Hills
PartnerDate Topic Task Comment 10 July 2024 FSG relief Make FSG readily accessible on website and cease providing link and getting consent to sharing via link, when the only financial…...
Read moreFSG relief – what’s in it for me?
29 Oct 2024
Samantha Hills
PartnerFrom 10 July 2024, advice licensees and their corporate authorised representatives (CARs) and Authorised Representatives (ARs) have been able to take advantage of modest relief in relation to Financial Services…...
Read moreOngoing fee arrangements – consent, consent, consent
18 Nov 2024
Samantha Hills
PartnerThe big-ticket item for advice licensees resulting from the DBFO Act is the changes made to ongoing fee arrangements (OFAs). New provisions relating to OFAs come into effect from 10…...
Read moreInsurance commission consent – conflicted remuneration escape hatch
25 Nov 2024
Samantha Hills
PartnerLicensees who provide financial product advice in relation to general insurance, life insurance or consumer credit insurance will be familiar with the exemption from conflicted remuneration for commissions on these…...
Read moreAdvice fees from super – important changes for advice licensees
04 Dec 2024
Samantha Hills
PartnerIt pays to understand super trustees’ obligations as modified by the DBFO Act when it comes to advice fees. For an advice licensee, this will be useful when it comes…...
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