Licensing and disclosure: Making the transition to the FSR regime
Licensing and disclosure: Making the transition to the FSR regime
Licensing and disclosure: Making the transition to the FSR regime
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LICENSING AND DISCLOSURE: MAKING THE TRANSITION TO THE <strong>FSR</strong> REGIME<br />
SECTION 1.2: LICENSING — WHAT LAW OPERATES DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD?<br />
B obtains an AFS licence 12 months after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement. R chooses <strong>to</strong><br />
lodge an opt-in notice with ASIC under s1436A in respect of its authorising<br />
agreement with B, stating that it does not want <strong>the</strong> IABA <strong>to</strong> apply <strong>to</strong> it from 12<br />
months after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> first month after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement (month 1), A <strong>and</strong> B will be<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>. R, as <strong>the</strong>ir representative, will also be<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> A <strong>and</strong> B’s old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>.<br />
For months 2–12, A will be subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> <strong>and</strong> B will<br />
remain subject <strong>to</strong> its old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>. R will <strong>the</strong>refore be subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> in respect of its activities for A (including <strong>the</strong><br />
requirements <strong>to</strong> provide a financial services guide <strong>and</strong> statement of advice <strong>to</strong><br />
retail clients) <strong>and</strong> will remain subject <strong>to</strong> its old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> in respect of<br />
its activities for B.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> time B obtains an AFS licence under <strong>the</strong> new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>, B<br />
will be subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>, <strong>and</strong> R will <strong>the</strong>refore also become<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> in respect of its activities for B.<br />
Example B<br />
Before <strong>FSR</strong> commencement, R is an insurance agent for A, a life insurer, <strong>and</strong><br />
is also a proper authority holder for B, a licensed securities dealer under <strong>the</strong> old<br />
Corporations Act.<br />
A obtains an AFS licence 1 month after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement. R chooses <strong>to</strong><br />
lodge an opt-in notice with ASIC under s1436A in respect of its authorising<br />
agreement with A, stating that it does not want <strong>the</strong> IABA <strong>to</strong> apply <strong>to</strong> it from 1<br />
month after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement. A authorises R as its authorised<br />
representative under <strong>the</strong> <strong>FSR</strong> Act, effective from 1 month after <strong>FSR</strong><br />
commencement.<br />
B obtains an AFS licence 12 months after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> first month after <strong>FSR</strong> commencement (month 1), A <strong>and</strong> B will be<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>. R, as <strong>the</strong>ir representative, will also be<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> A <strong>and</strong> B’s old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> will continue as an insurance<br />
agent for A <strong>and</strong> a proper authority holder for B.<br />
For months 2–12, A will be subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> <strong>and</strong> B will<br />
remain subject <strong>to</strong> its old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong>. R will <strong>the</strong>refore be subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
new regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> in respect of its activities for A as A’s authorised<br />
representative, <strong>and</strong> will remain subject <strong>to</strong> B’s old regula<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>regime</strong> in respect<br />
of its activities for B as B’s proper authority holder.<br />
Australian Securities <strong>and</strong> Investments Commission — Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2001<br />
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