Guidance · ASIC · 2 Dec 2025 · RG-168
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued this guide for Australian financial services licensees, authorised representatives, and product issuers responsible for Product Disclosure Statements. It provides detailed guidance on preparing PDSs that comply with the Corporations Act 2001, including good disclosure principles and identification of compliance risks. The document also outlines specific lodgement and notification requirements that entities must adhere to when managing their disclosure obligations.
Issued 3 December 2025
This is a guide for persons responsible for Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs) and other disclosure obligations (i.e. Australian financial services licensees, authorised representatives and product issuers).
It gives guidance on preparing a PDS that complies with the PDS requirements in the Corporations Act 2001 . It also sets out compliance risks in preparing a PDS, good disclosure principles and the lodgement and notification requirements for PDSs.
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“It gives guidance on preparing a PDS that complies with the PDS requirements in the Corporations Act 2001.”
“See now Regulatory Guide 168 Product Disclosure Statements: Disclosure and other obligations ( RG 168 ).”
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