Herbert Smith Freehills' FSR Australia Notes blog provides the latest insights on all aspects of Australian financial services and credit regulation.
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Another 12 months extension for FFSP AFSL exemptions
Australia - December 5 2025 On 5 December 2025, ASIC announced another 12 months extension to the transitional arrangements for the current FFSP AFSL exemptions (the passporting…
Some stories of genies, fable and funk: Regulatory challenges to using AI in the financial advice arena
Australia - December 2 2025 The prevalence of AI in all areas of commercial, as well as personal, usage is undeniable. And that prevalence is only going to increase…
Fourth time lucky? The fourth FFSP AFSL bill is introduced to Parliament
Australia - November 26 2025 On 26 November 2025, Parliament introduced a new bill to enact new foreign financial service provider (FFSP) exemptions to the need to hold an…
Funds Update - 21 November 2025
Australia - November 21 2025 Consistent with the new enforcement priority noted above, ASIC has announced more enforcement action in the wake of the collapse of Shield Master Fund…
Funds Update - 24 October 2025
Australia - October 24 2025 Earlier this week, ASIC announced that it had issued PDS stop orders in relation to the PDSs for two classes of units of a registered managed…
Funds Update - 26 September 2025
Australia - September 26 2025 On 18 September 2025 ASIC issued interim stop orders in relation to three credit fund products and on 19 September 2025, ASIC issued another interim…
Responsible Lending in the Spotlight - Lessons from ASIC v Money3 Loans Pty Ltd (No 3)
Australia - September 12 2025 Responsible lending obligations are a central aspect of the regulation of consumer credit under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009…
Funds Update - 12 September 2025
Australia - September 12 2025 On 3 September 2025, ASIC released Report 813 Regulatory Simplification, outlining ASIC’s strong commitment to regulatory simplification and recent…
FSR GPS: When can an account statement be misleading or deceptive?
Australia - September 1 2025 Many of our clients are grappling with the vexed issue of whether information contained in investment and insurance disclosures constitutes…
Funds Update - 15 August 2025
Australia - August 15 2025 On 5 August 2025, ASIC released Simple Consultation: Proposed remake of relief instrument for managed investment product consideration inviting…
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