Measures to strengthen financial regulators – Executive Accountability regime

Recommendation 3.9 – Extending the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) to RSE licensees Recommendation 4.12 – Extending the BEAR to APRA‑regulated insurers Recommendation 6.6 – Joint administration of the BEAR Recommendation 6.7 – Statutory amendments to facilitate co‑regulation Recommendation 6.8 Read More …

Measures to strengthen financial regulators

Additional Commitment – ASIC’s search warrants powers (ASIC Enforcement Review) Additional Commitment – ASIC’s telecommunications interceptions powers (ASIC Enforcement Review) Additional Commitment – ASIC’s licensing powers (ASIC Enforcement Review) Additional Commitment – ASIC’s power to ban people in the financial Read More …

Measures to improve consumer protections

Recommendation 1.2 – Mortgage broker best interests duty Recommendation 1.3 – Mortgage broker remuneration (consistent with the Government’s response) Recommendation 2.4 – Ending grandfathered commissions for financial advisers (legislation introduced on 1 August 2019) Recommendation 4.2 – Removing the exemptions Read More …

Additional Government Actions

Additional measure – Federal Court jurisdiction in relation to criminal corporate crime Additional measure – Funding for financial counselling Additional measure – Extension of legislation for PIP/DDO Additional measure – Superannuation binding death benefit nominations for indigenous people Additional measure Read More …

Quality of advice

Recommendation 2.3 – Review of measures to improve the quality of advice In three years’ time, there should be a review by Government in consultation with ASIC of the effectiveness of measures that have been implemented by the Government, regulators Read More …