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Digital advice tools are on the rise, but licensees will need to ensure they still meet adviser obligations or potentially risk a class action if clients lose money from ...
Funds management
For foreign fund managers looking to come to Australia, a financial services law firm has shared which regulatory option offers them the quickest pathway?...
Funds management
Australian fund managers are actively seeking to launch Cayman versions of their funds to attract offshore flows, with Regal Partners set to launch its latest offering th...
Expert Analysis
A lawyer has shared how financial advisers can collaboratively work with law firms to successfully protect their clients' assets in the case of a family dispute....
Funds management
With increased M&A taking place in financial services, law firm Ashurst is witnessing an increase in expensive reverse break clauses as companies seek to ensure deals pro...
Financial planning
With Sanlam Private Wealth coming under ASIC pressure regarding the number of responsible managers in its business, law firm Holley Nethercote explores what the role enta...
Financial planning
Financial advice and its associated technology have been identified by industry experts as key hotspots in the Australian M&A landscape. ...
Financial planning
As AFSLs cite cyber security as their biggest compliance fear, a law firm has shared four steps that listed businesses need to take if they suffer a breach....
Financial planning
Financial services lawyers believe the government may have good intentions, but the proposed legislation leaves superannuation trustees targeting an unachievable “standar...
Funds management
Two potential side effects have been flagged around changes to the sophisticated investor test following a recent Treasury consultation, which could see thousands of inve...
Financial planning
A proposal for ASIC criminal trials to be introduced to the Federal Court has received backlash from the Law Council of Australia, which argues the judges lack sufficient...
Policy & Regulation
Proposals to place US or UK-style restrictions on products in the Australian managed investment schemes would be “radical” when ASIC already has significant product inter...
Financial planning
With Australia’s ageing population increasingly at risk of financial abuse, a law firm has shared tips for advisers to look out for in protecting their clients’ finances....
Financial planning
Two-thirds of all licensees are paying over $1 million annually in internal compliance costs, including 13 per cent of those with less than 100 staff and representatives,...
Policy & Regulation
The regulation of financial advice is one of the highest priorities for the Australian Law Reform Commission as it looks to revamp financial services legislation....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...