Foreign financial services providers will continue to have relief from holding an Australian financial service licence as the deadline has been extended to 31 March, 2023.
Monday, March 1, 2021
As many global financial services organisations know, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) during 2020 finalised its Regulatory Guidance for Foreign Financial Services Providers (FFSPs) to transition to the new Australian licensing regime which will commence on 31 March 2022. The new licensing regime is being introduced to replace the Class Order exemptions from licensing that ASIC granted in the last 15 years to many FFSPs allowing the provision of investment management services to wholesale and institutional Australian investors.
FFSPs will have three fundamental regulatory options available to them if they want to continue to provide financial services to Australian wholesale and institutional investors after March 2022:
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As many global financial services organisations know, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) during 2020 finalised its Regulatory Guidance for Foreign Financial Services Providers (FFSPs) to transition to the new Australian licensing regime which will commence on 31 March 2022. The new licensing regime is being introduced to replace the Class Order exemptions from licensing that ASIC granted in the last 15 years to many FFSPs allowing the provision of investment management services to wholesale and institutional Australian investors.
FFSPs will have three fundamental regulatory options available to them if they want to continue to provide financial services to Australian wholesale and institutional investors after March 2022: