From The Fold Legal
Regulators have a laser focus on ‘fairness’ following the numerous scandals involving overcharging, underservicing and poor customer outcomes that were laid bare in the Royal Commission into Banking. For fintechs, this means making sure fairness is embedded at every customer touch point. This is no simple task as fairness is contextual and needs to address
So you’ve got an awesome idea, MVP or full product/service offering and are eager to disrupt the market… but don’t know how you’re regulated or how to comply? I’m not surprised! The Australian regulatory landscape is complex and can favour incumbents and the big end of town. Start-ups often find regulatory requirements confusing and an
Payments are a central part of everyday life but the regulations that govern them are complex. If Australia is to be a leader in the fintech space, it’s time for a holistic review of our regulatory framework for payments. Digital payments are on the rise Every purchase or sale we make requires some form of
New whistleblower protections expand who is protected and what they can disclose. This regime applies to regulated companies and financial service providers including banks, life companies, general insurers and superannuation funds. More people are now protected whistleblowers The new regime came into force on 1 July 2019 and creates the concept of an ‘eligible whistleblower’.
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The following article is an excerpt from a white paper written by two investment experts from Epoch Investment Partners: William [...]
The gatekeeper to the pool In an earlier article we explained risk pooling, a foundational concept in insurance. By aggregating [...]
Are ESG investors being fooled? The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article about how big technology stocks dominate ESG [...]
Life underinsurance has been a much discussed – and debated – topic for more than a decade. Denounced by some [...]
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