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Improving the role of the Appointed Actuary
Insight 06 Sep 2016

APRA is seeking to improve the role of the Appointed Actuary in general and life insurance companies and has proposed some reforms in a discussion paper released earlier this year ...

Bigger sticks, smaller budget: ASIC's enforcement in 2015
Insight 25 Feb 2015

In 2014 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC was chastened by the Senate Economics References Committee which wants ASIC to be more effective but encouraged by the Financial System Inquiry which wants ASIC to take on greater powers Meanwhile the Federal Government has reduced ...

Sensible changes proposed to the Australian taxation of ESS interests
Insight 27 Mar 2015

Sensible changes have been proposed to the taxation of employee share schemes in the new tax legislation before parliament. ...

ASIC Register of Financial Advisers: will it raise quality of advice and standards?
Insight 05 Mar 2015

The Federal Government has announced that ASIC will establish a public register of financial advisers, intended to benefit consumers, who will be able to check that their adviser is appropriately authorised and qualified before receiving personal advice. ...

Confirmation of FATCA Status of Australian Superannuation Funds
Insight 16 May 2014

The Intergovernmental Agreement between Australia and the United States in relation to the implementation of the FATCA regime has been signed. ...

On the international stage: Australia and the EU launch cyber security plans
Insight 16 Oct 2017

In recent weeks, both Australia and the EU have unveiled their plans to address cyber security in an era of growing concern and uncertainty. On 13 September 2017, President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, outlined the Union's intentions to intensify their efforts regarding cyber sec ...

Unexpected risks of the IoT revolution: Cyber security in medical devices
Insight 16 Oct 2017

In late August 2017 the US Food and Drug Administration recalled 465000 Abbott Laboratories pacemakers due to cyber security vulnerabilities Although this was the first time that the FDA had recalled a medical device because of cyber concerns they have been alive to the significant risk that a cyber ...

Competition news
Insight 30 May 2018

In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...

Breach reporting by AFS licensees
Insight 15 May 2018

In the hurly burly of the Royal Commissions recent hearings concerning financial advice you may have missed some very important information about breach reporting by AFS licensees contained in the witness statement prepared by Mr Peter Kell Deputy Chair of ASIC ...

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