Australian Financial Services Licences

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Australian Financial Services Licences are regulatory authorisations that allow businesses to legally provide financial services and products to clients in Australia under defined conduct and compliance obligations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian financial regulation instrument ⓘ
financial services licence ⓘ
regulatory authorisation ⓘ
abbreviation AFSL ⓘ
allows authorisation of representatives ⓘ
appliesTo Australian companies ⓘ
financial services businesses in Australia ⓘ
foreign financial services providers with Australian clients ⓘ
enforcedBy Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ
grantedBy Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ
includesCondition classes of financial products that may be dealt in ⓘ
scope of authorised financial services ⓘ
specific conduct and disclosure requirements ⓘ
types of clients that may be serviced ⓘ
jurisdiction Australia ⓘ
legalBasis Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ⓘ
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ⓘ
mayBeHeldBy body corporate ⓘ
partnership ⓘ
sole trader ⓘ
nonComplianceConsequence civil penalties ⓘ
criminal prosecution ⓘ
enforceable undertakings with ASIC ⓘ
licence cancellation ⓘ
licence suspension ⓘ
obligation act efficiently, honestly and fairly ⓘ
comply with financial services laws ⓘ
ensure representatives comply with licence conditions ⓘ
maintain adequate records ⓘ
maintain adequate training and competence of representatives ⓘ
manage conflicts of interest ⓘ
provide appropriate disclosure to clients ⓘ
submit regulatory reports to ASIC ⓘ
regulator Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ
relatedConcept Australian Credit Licence ⓘ
financial product advice ⓘ
retail client ⓘ
wholesale client ⓘ
requiredFor dealing in financial products in Australia ⓘ
making a market for financial products in Australia ⓘ
operating a registered managed investment scheme in Australia ⓘ
providing custodial or depository services in Australia ⓘ
providing financial product advice in Australia ⓘ
providing traditional trustee company services in Australia ⓘ
requires adequate risk management systems ⓘ
compliance arrangements ⓘ
dispute resolution arrangements ⓘ
financial resources ⓘ
organisational competence ⓘ
professional indemnity insurance (where applicable) ⓘ

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ASIC → issues → Australian Financial Services Licences ⓘ
Financial Services Reform Act 2001 → introducedConcept → Australian Financial Services Licence ⓘ
linked to: Australian Financial Services Licences