Guidance · ASIC · 19 Dec 2025 · RG-264
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.
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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