HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS

Funds management

As companies look to refine portfolios and adapt to regulatory changes, legal experts have flagged the financial services sector as one of the standout areas for M&A in t...

Financial planning

While a fixed-term fee agreement is a valid alternative for advisers finding difficulty in the ongoing fee arrangement requirements, they need to ensure their fee chargin...

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Features

There is a raft of compliance obligations coming into place over the next few months and advisers need to ensure they have all their ducks in a row to avoid any breaches,...

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People & Products

The Government has appointed Joe Longo as its chair, replacing James Shipton....

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People & Products

Ruth Stringer has been appointed by Herbert Smith Freehills to its Australian financial services team in Sydney....

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People & Products

ANZ has announced the appointment of Ken Adams as group general counsel, succeeding Bob Santamaria....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

1 week 2 days ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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