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Are you FOFA ready? Scaled advice and its interaction with the new best interests duty

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • May 23 2013

The Australian Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation commenced on 1 July 2012 and compliance will be mandatory from 1 July 2013

Misleading and deceptive conduct: be wary of the silences - limited protection for commercial parties under the ACL

  • Herbert Geer
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  • Australia
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  • April 18 2013

There is a prohibition against misleading or deceptive conduct in trade or commerce under section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) (the

The future of financial advice will reforms have any impact on claims?

  • Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • April 3 2013

In the wake of the global financial crisis, and following several well publicised financial advice disasters, the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA

Restricting the use of “financial planner” and “financial adviser” and intra-fund super account consolidation

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Australia
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  • March 25 2013

On 20 March 2013, key pieces of legislation amending financial services law were introduced into Parliament. Amendments to the Corporations Act 2001

Financial services quarterly

  • Bell Gully
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • March 12 2013

Welcome to the Autumn 2013 issue of Financial Services Quarterly. Each edition reviews current legal issues and highlights upcoming developments that

A summary of major developments in key areas

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and

When does the provision of information or scaled advice become personal advice?

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • February 22 2013

Understanding whether or not personal financial product advice is being given will become even more important under the new FOFA rules that come into

Fee disclosure statements new ASIC regulatory guide RG 245

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • February 22 2013

Under new rules which will come in to operation from 1 July 2013, Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees and representatives of AFS licensees

APRA’s supervision of conglomerate financial services groups

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Australia
  • -
  • January 10 2013

On 14 December 2012 the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released for consultation proposed requirements for the supervision of

Shadow boxing the difficulties in obtaining an advance declaration, and hints for clear drafting

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
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  • December 20 2012

In Bank of Queensland Ltd v Chartis Australia Insurance Ltd 2012 QSC 319, Bank of Queensland (BoQ) and Chartis were parties to a professional services liability insurance contract under which Chartis was obliged to indemnify BoQ for certain losses and defence costs in an action arising from any of a defined list of ‘wrongful acts’

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