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 clarifies that issuers and distributors …
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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 to each of their products …
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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 implementing an obsolete solution) Reduce …
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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. The design and distribution obligations …
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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 moves through an increasingly dynamic …
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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 our case study, we review …
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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 means the new commencement date …
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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 Obligations for six months from …
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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 triage places your products into …
Read MoreThe Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) and Product Intervention Powers (PIP) legislation was passed on 3 April 2019. The DDO specification applies to financial and credit products that are issued …
Read MoreRegTech (Regulatory Technology) is an emerging industry that uses technology to help organisations avoid compliance risk and enhance regulatory processes. The result is an increased level of product transparency and …
Read MoreThe Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation was passed on April 2019 in Australia to improve consumer protection in relation to financial and credit products that are issued and distributed …
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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 have a remarkable record in …
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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 …
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