ASIC grants conditional relief to facilitate reissue of certain life insurance policies

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ASIC has provided conditional relief for life insurers from the design and distribution obligations (DDO) when reissuing life insurance policies in certain, limited circumstances. The relief is set out in ASIC

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ASIC to expand enforcement focus areas in the coming year

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ASIC has warned businesses it will be targeting greenwashing, predatory lending and misleading insurance pricing promises this year, as part of a continuing focus on protecting consumers from financial harm.

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ASIC publishes Framework to help deliver positive financial outcomes for First Nations people

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ASIC has published its Indigenous Financial Services Framework (Framework). The Framework is part of ASIC’s role in supporting positive financial outcomes for First Nations people. A cornerstone of ASIC developing

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Commissioner Sean Hughes to depart ASIC

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ASIC Commissioner Sean Hughes will end his term as Commissioner on 3 February 2023, after accepting a role in the commercial sector. ASIC Chair Joe Longo said ‘We are grateful

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Financial adviser registration delayed

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On Tuesday, 1 November 2022, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services announced a six-month delay to the requirement to register financial advisers with ASIC (see Delay to financial adviser

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ASIC announces Enforcement Priorities for 2023

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ASIC has announced its Enforcement Priorities for 2023, which will include enforcement action on greenwashing and predatory lending, as well as a continuing focus on disrupting investment scams. ASIC Deputy Chair

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ASIC welcomes industry consultation on market resilience

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ASIC has welcomed market operator ASX’s latest industry consultation on improving market resilience. ASX has released its second consultation paper (CP 2) in response to ASIC Report 708 ‘ASIC’s expectation for industry

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ASIC reports on practices in wholesale financial markets

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ASIC has released two reports on better and poorer practices in wholesale financial markets and encourages participants in these markets to benchmark themselves against the practices. Report 741 Conduct risk in

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Managed funds industry invited to provide feedback on the Asia Region Funds Passport

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ASIC is inviting the Australian funds management industry to contribute to a review of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) through a short survey. The ARFP is a multilateral framework

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Licensing and professional registration activities – 2022 update

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ASIC has released its annual licensing report. Report 738 Licensing and professional registration activities: 2022 update (REP 738) outlines ASIC’s licensing and professional registration activities, discusses new and proposed changes to our

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