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Are you FOFA ready? Conflicted remuneration (volume based arrangements and soft dollar benefits)

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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March 28 2013

The Australian Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform commenced on 1 July 2012 and compliance will be mandatory from 1 July 2013. A

Directors' duties and foreign bribery obligations

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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February 14 2013

Personal liability for directors in connection with foreign bribery laws is a very real risk. D&O insurance is important, but will not cover all loss

Bridgecorp appeal: the latest on defence costs under a D&O policy and the application of a statutory charge

Clayton Utz
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Australia, New Zealand
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January 14 2013

Should companies purchase a defence costs only policy, separate to their D&O policy, to cover their directors and officers? This has been a live

Advertising and distributing insurance products: navigating the regulation

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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July 19 2012

There is no shortage of regulation when it comes to advertising insurance products

Future of financial advice reforms meet shadow shopping

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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April 26 2012

Financial planners can take some steps to avoid non-compliance findings while increasing the standard of financial advice provided to customers

ASIC sets out 2012 agenda for financial services industry

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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February 16 2012

ASIC's 2012 priorities for the financial services sector are advertising, Strong Super, and shorter PDS disclosure

The Westport decision: manifest error on the face of the award and arbitrators' reasons

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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October 27 2011

The Westport decision opens up the ambit of matters that fall within the rubric of manifest error on the face of the award and lowers the standard to be expected of the reasons given by an arbitrator

Include me out: exclusion clauses, reinsurance, and section 18B of the Insurance Act

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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October 10 2011

Exclusions and limitations have a precise meaning separate to the scope of cover, according to the High Court's latest decision on exclusion clauses

High Court says there's no double insurance if there's no common burden

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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September 6 2011

You make a deal which requires you to indemnify the other party, so you take out insurance

Lessons from Queensland - Legal issues arising from recent natural disasters

Clayton Utz
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Australia
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July 19 2011

In late 2010 and early 2011 Queensland was subjected to several devastating natural disasters, including widespread flooding and Tropical Cyclone Yasi

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