19 Mar 2020 Corporate and commercial Banking and finance Financial services Foreign financial services provider regulatory regime is changing New foreign Australian financial services licence regime to commence on 1 April 2020.
19 Mar 2020 Hotels, Tourism and Hospitality Banking and finance Restructuring and insolvency Employment and safety COVID-19 - Practical planning considerations for Hotel Owners and Operators In brief - in this four-part article, we examine some important issues for hotel operators and owners to help you manage your risk in the face of COVID-19.
19 Mar 2020 Banking and finance Corporate and commercial Financial services Pandemic Plans - Understanding the likely response to COVID-19 by APRA and Regulated Financial ... In its statement of assurance earlier this week, the Council of Financial Regulators confirmed that Australia's financial institutions, market participants and market infrastructure providers have undertaken...
16 Mar 2020 Corporate and commercial Banking and finance Financial services The Council of Financial Regulators release statement of assurance on Australia's financial ... The Council of Financial Regulators (the Council) has this morning released a statement of assurance on Australia's financial system amid the disruption to business due to COVID-19.
21 Feb 2020 Banking and finance What the unfair contract terms regime means for financial services businesses The regime applies to small business contracts, credit activities and will soon apply to insurance contracts.
21 Feb 2020 Banking and finance Financial services What can insurers learn from the UK experience with unfair terms? Unfair contract terms regime to extend to insurance contracts and come into effect in April 2021.
12 Feb 2020 Banking and finance Financial services ASIC consults industry on its proposed guidance for the new product design and distribution ... Board New Year's resolutions for 2020 should include working through the new PDD (product design and distribution) obligations, which are scheduled to apply to financial products and credit products in 2021.
12 Feb 2020 Banking and finance Financial services Treasury consults industry on its proposed Financial Accountability Regime APRA regulated financial institutions should be aware of the changes from the BEAR to the FAR and other reforms proposed by Treasury.
20 Jan 2020 Disputes and investigations Banking and finance Artificial intelligence and the rise of online dispute resolution As digitisation of legal services evolves, litigants will need to adapt
19 Dec 2019 Banking and finance Insurance Financial services Regulatory issues in Insurance, a year in review 2019 has been a milestone year for the regulation of insurance.