RG 97 Trips & Traps

Thursday 12 September 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM

We hope you can join this information-packed virtual workshop to hear from Kathy Neilson and Lisa-Marie McKechnie, Partners at Piper Alderman, on the intricacies of fees and costs disclosure under RG 97. Kathy led the review and re-write of RG 97 during her former role at ASIC so will bring a unique perspective to the discussion. 

As well as providing a recap of the main requirements under RG 97, this highly interactive virtual workshop will focus on areas of difficulty and those which are easy to forget to include. There will also be time for attendees to ask questions and share their perspectives. 

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Key topics to be discussed include:
  • Recap of the main requirements under RG 97 
  • Common areas (“traps”) of RG 97 that we have identified people may find confusing/difficult 
  • Areas (“trips”) of RG 97 that can be easy to forget about/accidentally leave out 
  • A chance for attendees to share their pain points and ask questions 
Who should attend?
  • Trustees and directors  
  • CEOs, and senior management staff 
  • Governance, compliance and risk professionals  
  • Service providers  
  • Those who support the board/trustee function.  
Presenters

Lisa-Marie McKechnie

Partner, Financial Services & FinTech, Piper Alderman

Lisa-Marie is a leading financial services lawyer with extensive expertise in a broad range of matters impacting financial service providers across Australia and Asia Pacific.  Lisa-Marie advises a wide range of financial services clients on all aspects of their operations and has specific experience assisting them with the highly technical aspects of their prudential regulation including licensing, compensation arrangements, breach reporting, data privacy, outsourcing, anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing.

Over more than two decades, Lisa-Marie has also assisted a wide range financial services clients with the complex aspects of mergers and  acquisitions, insurance and investments, contracting and outsourcing including assignment and novation.

Lisa-Marie has assisted superannuation funds manage a key stakeholder in their business, its life insurer, by advising on a diverse range of matters including transition to the new design and distribution and breach reporting regimes and with complex renewal, premium adjustment and reinsurance negotiations.

Known for her strong industry profile, Lisa-Marie is regularly called upon by industry bodies the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) to present at conferences and via in-person and on-line training sessions. Lisa-Marie was also most recently a Director on the Board of the Financial Services Accountant’s Association (FSAA) for 3 years.

Kathy Neilson

Partner, Financial Services & FinTech, Piper Alderman

Kathy is a highly experienced financial services lawyer having spent over 12 years in private legal practice, multi-disciplinary legal practice and at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

As a leading financial services lawyer, Kathy regularly advises clients on regulatory requirements and product disclosure requirements including in relation to compliance with all aspects of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and APRA prudential standards.  She also advises in relation to mergers and acquisitions and associated disclosure requirements.  Kathy also provides advice in relation to licensing, corporate governance and ASIC and APRA applications, investigations and current regulator priorities.  In addition, she has expertise in relation to privacy and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations, including conducting independent reviews of AML/CTF programs.

While at ASIC, Kathy led the review and redrafting of the Regulatory Guide 97 fees and costs disclosure regime for managed investment schemes and superannuation leading her to develop an exclusive expertise in this area.

Kathy also presents regularly with The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to superannuation trustees on topical regulatory issues and contributes regularly to ASFA’s continuing professional development publications on topics such as cloud outsourcing, anti-money laundering, audit requirements and fees and costs disclosure.

Drawing on her diverse experience, Kathy can offer unique insights and knowledge to add value to her clients.

How you’ll learn

One-hour online virtual workshop.

ASFA’s virtual workshops are a live and interactive learning experience. Participants can engage with industry-leading presenters who are experts in their field, together with their peers, just like they would at an ASFA face-to-face workshop. It is a unique opportunity to workshop ideas and concepts in a collaborative online environment facilitated by experts.

Virtual workshops are limited to 30 participants to allow for discussion, and to ensure that participants have ample opportunity to ask presenters questions.

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Pricing

Public virtual workshop

TypeInc. GST
Member$195
Non-member$250

CPD Points

1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for members of ASFA’s Professional Accreditation Program.

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