Tips for providing Statements of Advice that are clear, concise and effective.

The financial services laws contain little direct regulation of advertising, so these are our top 12 problem words.

DBFO Act has clarified the conflicted remuneration provisions, with the changes having taken effect from 10 July 2024.

Outline of the key requirements required for applying for and obtaining an AFSL.

These are our top 10 tips for a successful AFSL (Australian Financial Services Licence) application.

FSG relief is now useful in situations where a licensee, CAR or AR provides financial product advice to a retail client

Consultation on the proposal paper is open until 15 March 2017 and these proposals will become law sometime in 2017. .

This article looks at the trustee requirements for SMSFs and sets out a number of reasons to prefer a corporate trustee.

The TPB have now released further guidance on what they will and won't consider is a tax (financial) advice service.

Part 1 of this 2-part blog series addresses inappropriate use of accountant's certificates, SMSFs and wholesale clients.

As you have probably noticed, the Government and ASIC have been busy of late amending regulations.

The High Court recently provided some insight into how it interprets "reasonable endeavours" in a commercial contract.

The risk only arises when a responsible manager also carries out functions which fall within that "officer" definition.

ASIC has published the exact levies payable by regulated entities in 2019 under the new industry funding arrangements.

Before distributing any financial product, an issuer must make a target market determination (TMD) for the product.

We recommend a checklist of practical tasks you need to attend to if you decide to move to a general advice model.

Companies should ensure additional compliance checks and other monitoring actions are undertaken to manage ML/TF risks.

This article looks at the trustee requirements for SMSFs and sets out a number of reasons for preferring a corporate trustee.

Description of Authorised Representatives & explanation of the differences between them & other representatives.

Answers to questions about buying an AFSL – why you just cannot buy one etc.