Financial Services Newsletter

In our Financial Services Newsletter, available for download below, we take a look at the following:

  • Enhanced fintech sandbox: ASIC’s enhanced regulatory sandbox which commenced in September, giving fintechs the opportunity to test their products in a ‘regulation-lite’ environment for up to 24 months without holding an Australian financial services or credit licence.
  • Funds and FIRB changes: The impacts for funds and fund investors of the foreign investment regime’s (FIRB’s) temporary COVID-19 changes.
  • Frozen funds relief: ASIC’s new industry-wide relief to frozen funds for hardship withdrawals.
  • Valuation of fund assets: ASIC’s recent guidance to funds regarding the valuation of fund assets.
  • ASIC financial services crack-down: ASIC’s recent enforcement action against financial services licensees in relation to alleged failures to ensure adequate cybersecurity infrastructure and oversight of authorised representatives.

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