This article from September 2020 provides an overview of regulatory developments, including the following: regulatory frameworks for foreign financial services providers; design and distribution obligations; Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC’s) product intervention power; Australian financial services breach reporting update; recent changes to ASIC’s enforcement approach; and litigation funding regulations.
Additionally, the article discusses Covid-19’s impact and the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in asset management.
Authors: Austin Bell, Partner, and Jared McLachlan, Law Graduate, Johnson, Winter & Slattery
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