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It is important to ensure that technology does not drive the regulation of crypto assets or compliance could be difficult to achieve, according to the Australian Law Refo...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Law Reform Commission has published its second interim report on changes to financial services legislation including a proposed legislative model. ...

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Financial planning

There is much Australia can learn from the United Kingdom’s regulatory framework, including its strength of being more easily navigable and a focus on outcomes rather tha...

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Financial planning

Financial services organisations have disagreed with the ALRC’s proposals regarding retail and wholesale clients, arguing the asset and income test exemptions are outdate...

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Policy & Regulation

The ALRC has detailed the stakeholder feedback it has received regarding definitions of financial advice and possible changes to the terms, although it will hold off maki...

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People & Products

Justice Sarah Derrington, president of the Australian Law Reform Commission, has been recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Hon...

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Financial planning

Consumer protections for sophisticated investors need to be reviewed as the size of their wealth does not necessarily equal their financial knowledge, according to Justic...

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Financial planning

Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) president, Justice Sarah Derrington, has illustrated her vision for the financial services industry following the commission’s rev...

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Financial planning

There are mixed views on the proposed decoupling of ‘personal advice’ from the definition of ‘financial service’, according to submissions to the ALRC’s Financial Service...

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Features

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into the simplification of financial services legislation is expansive, multi-phased and worthy of unpacking, Liam Cormican...

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Financial planning

The financial threshold test should be removed, according to Super Consumers Australia and a leading consumer advocacy lawyer, as measuring net worth is an unreliable ind...

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Financial planning

The ‘shifting sands’ of regulatory approaches has resulted in financial services legislation that is unwieldy and extraordinarily complex, according to the Australian Law...

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Financial planning

The Advisers Association says the Australian Law Reform Commission needs to “tread carefully” with simplifying the Corporations Act and continue to conduct wide-ranging c...

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Financial planning

The ability to access free online information about financial services law should be a priority for the Government before any reform of the Corporations Act, the Financia...

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Features

The latest proposal suggested by the financial advice industry is to move to one focused on principle-based legislation and for changes to the Corporations Act, writes La...

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