2025-12-19 | RG-264

RG 264 Sell-side research

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued Regulatory Guide 264 to guide Australian financial services licensees on providing sell-side research. This document supplements Regulatory Guide 79 by specifically focusing on managing conflicts of interest and inside information in this context. It serves as a regulatory resource for licensees involved in the provision of investment research.

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Issued 21 December 2017

This guide is for Australian financial services (AFS) licensees who are involved in providing research. It supplements our guidance in Regulatory Guide 79 Research report providers: Improving the quality of investment research (RG 79). This guide focuses on managing conflicts of interest and inside information when providing sell-side research.

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