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14 December 2020
Today ASIC has released Report 675, ‘Default insurance in superannuation: Member value for money’. The report examines insights obtained from ASIC’s work on metrics for measuring the value for money that members receive from default insurance. The report builds on ASIC’s broader worker on insurance in superannuation.
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11 December 2020
Today ASIC released regulatory guide 274 Product design and distribution obligations (RG 274). It provides guidance on the design and distribution obligations in Part 7.8A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The obligations were originally scheduled to commence on 5 April 2021; however, this has been extended by six months to 5 October 2021.
10 December 2020
In move welcomed by AIST, the Senate has agreed to a 12 month extension to Section 56 of the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Bill 2020 concerning the extension of indemnification prohibitions.
Trustee liability changes|infrastructure Bill|super homeownership debate & more
09 December 2020
The Government’s Financial Sector Reform Bill to allow for the implementation of key recommendations of the Financial Services Royal Commission was introduced to the House of Representatives today. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 contains three reforms, with most of the changes scheduled to come into effect on 1 July 2021.
08 December 2020
ASIC has made the ASIC Corporations (Amendment and Repeal) Instrument 2020/921
07 December 2020
Your Super, Your Future, new date for VCOP, new special interest groups and more
26 November 2020
ASIC consumer research on insurance in super/ASIC roundtable on RG271/Payment times reporting rules
19 November 2020
Update on House of Representatives Economic Committee hearings into super, ASIC consulting on access to affordable advice, APRA is engaging with industry about its superannuation performance tool – the new Supervision Risk and Intensity (SRI) model, and more.
12 November 2020
Royal Commission legislation/APRA rem standard/ATO services survey and more