Financial services relief

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Applying for relief

Relief applications now lodged through the ASIC Regulatory Portal

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RG 21 How ASIC charges fees for relief applications

RG 51 Applications for relief

RG 208 How ASIC charges fees for credit relief applications

INFO 82 Apply for relief

Licensing relief

Regulatory guides

RG 21 How ASIC charges fees for relief applications

RG 167 AFS licensing: Discretionary powers

RG 192 Wholesale equity schemes: licensing relief for trustees

RG 195 Group purchasing bodies for insurance and risk products

RG 276 Superannuation forecasts: Calculators and retirement estimates (see 22-173MR)

Legislative instruments

CO 03/244 Licensing relief for financial services offered because of Regulation 7.1.33C(1)

CO 03/653 Pooled development funds: Licensing exemptions for dealing in, and general advice on, own securities

CO 03/1094 Law societies - professional indemnity scheme and fidelity funds

CO 03/1095 Law societies - statutory deposit accounts and public purpose funds

CO 12/794 Emissions units: Relief for representatives

ASIC Corporations (Basic Deposit and General Insurance Product Distribution) Instrument 2015/682

ASIC Corporations (Real Estate Companies) Instrument 2015/1049

ASIC Corporations (Effect of Licensing Exemptions) Instrument 2015/1115

ASIC Corporations (Foreign Licensees and ADIs) Instrument 2016/186

ASIC Corporations (Generic Calculators) Instrument 2016/207 (see 22-173MR)

ASIC Corporations (Non-cash Payment Facilities) Instrument 2016/211

ASIC Corporations (Securitisation Special Purpose Vehicles) Instrument 2016/272

ASIC Corporations (Financial Product Advice – Exempt Documents) Instrument 2016/356

ASIC Corporations (Superannuation and Schemes: Underlying Investments Instrument 2016/378 (see 21-141MR)

ASIC Corporations (Foreign Financial Services Providers—Limited Connection) Instrument 2017/182

ASIC Corporations (Credit Union Member Shares) Instrument 2017/616

ASIC Corporations (Financial Counselling Agencies) Instrument 2017/792

ASIC Corporations (Factoring Arrangements) Instrument 2017/794

ASIC Corporations (Mortgage Offset Accounts) Instrument 2017/795

ASIC Corporations (Wholesale Equity Scheme Trustees) Instrument 2017/849

ASIC (Fees—Complexity Criteria) Instrument 2018/578

ASIC (Superannuation Calculators and Retirement Estimates) Instrument 2022/603 (see 22-173MR)

ASIC Corporations (Adara Advisors) Instrument 2022/625

Information sheets

INFO 217 Licensing relief for low volume financial markets

Related information

Regulatory index topic: Financial services - AFS licensing

Disclosure relief

RG 169 Hawking and disclosure: Discretionary powers

INFO 155 Shorter PDSs—Complying with requirements for superannuation products, simple managed investment schemes and simple sub-fund products

Fintech

REP 523 ASIC’s Innovation Hub and our approach to regulatory technology (see 17-155MR: May 2017)

REP 543 Response to feedback on REP 523 ASIC’s Innovation Hub and our approach to regulatory technology (see 17-315MR: September 2017)

REP 653 ASIC's Regtech Initiatives 2018–19 (see 19-371MR: December 2019)

20-195MR ASIC issues guidance for Government’s enhanced regulatory sandbox (August 2020)

INFO 248 Enhanced regulatory sandbox (August 2020)

REP 685 ASIC's regtech initiatives 2019-20 (January 2021)

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