Final ASIC Guide on Design and Distribution Obligations
In this blog post, we list out the key points from ASIC’s final regulatory guide on the Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime. The guide …
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What is Negative Target Market
Negative Target Market A significant design obligation from the Design and Distribution Obligations requires product issuers to make a target market determination (TDM) in relation …
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Leveraging Tech for DDO Compliance
Why you should implement a technology solution to comply with Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO): Regulators phasing out templated solutions globally (i.e. you will be …
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Design and Distribution Obligations - The 5 Biggest Challenges
There is now less than 12 months to get fully prepared for ASIC's Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime which commences on 5 October 2021 …
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Risk Management Framework for DDO - Pt 3
Executive boards and Chief Product Officers are recognising that they need a next generation solution for product oversight. Every product in an organisation’s portfolio mix …
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Risk Management Framework for DDO - Pt 2
Part 2 of the Risk Management Framework for DDO explores the importance of embedding end-to-end product lifecycle oversight in your executive and product teams. In …
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DDO - Renewing the focus on customer outcome
ASIC recently announced that it will defer the commencement date of the Design and Distribution Obligations for six months from the original commencement date. This …
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New commencement date for Design and Distribution Obligations
Getting ready for DDO and the future of product governance. ASIC recently announced that it will defer the commencement date of the Design and Distribution …
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Why Boards should ask their CPOs to triage their product portfolios.
Why Boards should, as a priority, ask their Chief Product Officer to do an immediate review of product costs and triage their product portfolios. A …
Read article →A new product benchmark: Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO)
The Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) and Product Intervention Powers (PIP) legislation was passed on 3 April 2019. The DDO specification applies to financial and …
Read article →What The Heck Is Regtech?
RegTech (Regulatory Technology) is an emerging industry that uses technology to help organisations avoid compliance risk and enhance regulatory processes. The result is an increased …
Read article →How to set a target market determination for product growth
The Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation was passed on April 2019 in Australia to improve consumer protection in relation to financial and credit products …
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Regtech Environment in Australia
Opinion Piece in SmartCompany by CEO Leica Ison From the stump-jump plough and the black box flight recorder, to Cochlear implants and Wi-Fi — Australians …
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Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO)
A new product benchmark: Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) The Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) and Product Intervention Powers (PIP) legislation was passed on 3 …
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