FOFA: Exposure Draft of Corporations Amendment

Articles Written by Austin Bell (Partner)

On 29 August 2011, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation released an Exposure Draft of the Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2011 (Draft Legislation).

The main components of the Draft Legislation are:

  • the duty of providers to act in the best interests of a client;
  • the "opt-in" reforms; and
  • increased enforcement powers for ASIC.

JWS made a submission providing observations and comments on the exposure draft:

Ltr to Treasury FOFA Draft legislation

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