Buy/sell agreements and succession planning

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Businesses who fail to plan for death or serious illness of a principal may live to regret it! Imagine this – one of your co-owners falls seriously ill and needs

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Contractual liability insurance

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Historically, contractual liability cover has been hard to obtain – especially blanket cover and until recently, it was generally unaffordable for many SMEs. The good news is that a small number

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Licensees: Beware risks and responsibilities of offering temporary home to equity based crowdfunding platforms

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Equity based crowdfunding platforms may look to existing Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) for a ‘temporary home’ until they can get their own licence or expected regulatory changes become law,

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Proportionate liability

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Businesses (and their insurance brokers) waiting with bated breath for new model proportionate liability laws may be sorely disappointed. The basic principle of proportionate liability is that it enables responsibility

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ASIC cracks down on websites and social media

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently cracked down on a number of financial services and credit businesses whose websites contain misleading content, according to The Fold Legal

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ASIC speeding up licensee complaints process

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Recent changes to Regulatory Guide 165 (RG165) mean Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSL)s must now acknowledge client complaints immediately, regardless of the form in which they are given, and resolve

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Risky Business for Insurance Brokers

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Insurance brokers who are advising their corporate/commercial clients once a year have to pick up their act to avoid unwanted Professional Indemnity (PI) claims, according to Charmian Holmes, Solicitor Director

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