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'Your Future, Your Super' exposure draft regulations – what they mean for the super industry
We have outlined the exposure draft regulations and our take on the implications for the super industry if they are made as proposed. ...
Federal Budget 2021-22 – Superannuation
Super fund trustees will likely breathe a sigh of relief that there are no new significant reforms to the superannuation system on the Government's budget agenda. ...
Surprising 2021-22 Budget backflip leaves the new Foreign Financial Services Provider regime in limbo
The Government's Budget announcement has come as a surprise for Foreign Financial Services Providers (FFSPs) in 2021-22 Federal Budget. ...
Key developments for APRA-regulated entities in managing climate risks
Recently released guidance from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and two new barrister opinions re-emphasise the need for banks, superannuation trustees, insurers, and other organisations, to respond to, and appropriately manage, financial risks associated with climate change. ...
Privately Sourced Financing of NSW’s Infrastructure
Webinar: Privately Sourced Financing of NSW’s Infrastructure ...
Less than one year before the new foreign financial services providers regime begins
The key changes to the existing foreign financial services regime are the repeal of 'Sufficient Equivalence Relief' and 'Limited Connection Relief'. It's time for FFSPs to think about what your options are and what actions need to be taken to be ready for the new regime. ...
Proposed new responsible lending laws pass the House of Representatives
On Monday 15 March 2021, the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 passed the House of Representatives, and was introduced in the Senate the following day. This followed the release of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee Report on the Bill. ...
'Remediation' as a legal term
ASIC's recent consultation paper (CP335) on proposed changes to its remediation guidance (RG256) may have created further space between what is legally required of remediations and what ASIC may expect of them. ...
The end is more nigh: FCA announces official LIBOR cessation dates
On 5 March the UK LIBOR regulator, the FCA, announced cessation dates for the vast majority of LIBOR settings. As expected, the key date will be end of this year (ie 31 December 2021) for most ...
The role of banking in the infrastructure-led recovery
Banks have played, and will continue to play, a key role in not only supporting Australian individuals and businesses managing the effects of the pandemic, but also as a key capital provider in the investment of new infrastructure for a post-pandemic world. ...