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Financial services - regulatory guides



Our policy statements and guides are now known as 'regulatory guides'. Read more about the renaming and renumbering of our regulatory documents .

For a listing of regulatory documents by topic go to our Financial services roadmap

Regulatory guideDate released
RG 1, 2 and 3 AFS Licensing KitFirst released 1 February 2002.

Updated October 2002, April 2003, October 2003, September 2004, December 2004, November 2005, November 2007.

Information release 05-61

Reissued 15 January 2008
Report 23 A model for fee disclosure in product disclosure statements for investment products
Released 5 August 2003
Media release 03-243

RG 36 Licensing: Financial product advice and dealing
Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418

Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24


Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23

Reissued 28 May 2007

Reissued 5 July 2007
Information release 07-36
RG 38 The hawking prohibitions


Released 1 July 2002
Media release 02/238

Updated 24 October 2002
Information Release 02/22

Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23
RG 40 ASIC's guide to good transaction fee disclosure for bank, building society and credit union deposit and payments products (transaction accounts) Released 26 June 2002
Media release 02/228
RG 53 The use of past performance in promotional materialReleased 3 July 2003
Media release 03/210
RG 78 Breach reporting by AFS licenseesFirst released 20 October 2004
Information release 04-53

Released 2 May 2006
Information release 06-14
Reissued 29 September 2008
RG 79 Managing conflicts of interest: An ASIC guide for research report providers Released 3 November 2004
Information release 04-56
RG 84 Super switching advice: Questions and answers (PDF file 91 KB) Released 24 June 2005
Media release 05-176
RG 90 Example Statement of Advice for a limited financial advice scenario for a new clientReleased 31 August 2005
Media release 05-258
RG 94 Unit pricing - guide to good practice
Joint APRA and ASIC guide
Released 3 November 2005
Media release 05-344

Reissued August 2008
Media release 08-197
RG 97 Enhanced fee disclosure regulations: Questions and Answers – an ASIC GuideReissued 30 May 2007
Information release IR 07-20

Reissued 5 July 2006
Information release 06-23

First issued March 2006
Information release 06-07
RG 98 Licensing: Administrative action against financial services providersReleased 26 April 2006
Information release 06-13
RG 104 Licensing: Meeting the general obligationsIssued October 2007
Information release IR 07-45

Superseded RG 164:
Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418


Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24
RG 105 Licensing: Organisational competenceIssued October 2007
Information release IR 07-45

Superseded RG 164:
Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418


Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24
RG 126 Compensation and insurance arrangements for AFS licensees Released 27 November 2007
Information Release IR 07-52

Reissued 28 march 2008
Information release 08-10
RG 146 Licensing: Training of financial product advisers [formerly PS 146]Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418

Updated 22 January 2003
Information release 03-02

Updated 31 August 2005
Information release 05-48

Reissued 22 November 2007
Information release 07-51
Reissued 20 August 2008
RG 165 Licensing: Internal and external dispute resolution [formerly PS 165]Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418


Reissued 18 May 2009
Advisory 09-88
RG 166 Licensing: financial requirements [formerly PS 166]Released 20 December 2001
Media release 01/456


Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24


Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23

Updated 25 June 2007
Information release 07-28
RG 167 Licensing: Discretionary powers [formerly PS 167]




Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418


Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24


Updated 2 October 2003
Information release 03-29


Amendments to [PS 167] released 11 January 2005
Information release 05-01

Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23
RG 168 Disclosure: Product disclosure statements (and other disclosure obligations)
Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418


Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23

Reissued 28 May 2007
Information release 07-19
RG 169 Disclosure: Discretionary powers


Released 28 November 2001
Media release 01/418

Updated 8 November 2002
Information release 02/24


Updated 2 October 2003
Information release 03-29


Updated 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23
RG 175 Licensing: Financial product advisers — Conduct and disclosureReleased 26 June 2003
Media release 03-197

Reissued 13 May 2005
Information release 05-23

Reissued 28 May 2007
Information release 07-19

Reissued 22 May 2009
Advisory 09-92
RG 176 Licensing: Discretionary powers — wholesale foreign financial services providersReleased 12 September 2003,
Information release 03-22

Updated 17 May 2005
Information release 05-24
RG 178: Foreign Collective Investment SchemesReleased 31 May 2004
Information Release 04-20
RG 179 Managed discretionary account servicesReleased 4 March 2004
Information release 04-08
RG 181 Licensing: Managing conflicts of interest Released 30 August 2004
Information release 04-42
RG 182 Dollar DisclosureReleased 15 December 2004
Information release 04-67

Updated 28 May 2007
Information release 07-19

Reissued 19 June 2008
RG 183 Approval of financial services sector codes of conductReleased 23 February 2005,
Information release 05-08
RG 185 Non-cash payment facilitiesReleased 15 November 2005
Information release 05-60

More information


Complete list of all ASIC regulatory guides
Other FSR publications
Financial services documents by topic
Financial services homepage

Financial Services Policy Handbook
To purchase a collection of financial services regulatory documents in online, CD-ROM or looseleaf format contact our publisher, Thomson Reuters, ph 1300 304 197, email or visit the Thomson Reuters website.

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