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CPD and Responsible Manager seminars

These seminars for financial services providers cover current hot topics and a general update on things you must get right. The seminars cover all the ‘must-know’ rules and traps for each topic. Our next public seminars will be in September 2013. Talk to your local Langes partner about being added to our mailing list. Or ask about having your own in-house seminar.

Publications

Responsible Managers' Manual
If you are a responsible manager of a credit licensee or financial services licensee you need to understand your role, responsibilities and potential legal liabilities and maintain your knowledge and skills.

Langes+ have written a comprehensive Manual which looks at financial services regulation and credit regulation from the point of view of a responsible manager. In 140 pages its contents range from licence conditions, setting up a compliance framework and dealing with regulators to offences and insurance.

You can download an extract here.

It is directed at senior managers (whether you are a CEO, Chief Risk Officer or chief Operations Officer) who have the day to day decision making responsibility for financial services and credit in your organisation.

It covers dual licensees and APRA regulated entities.

As well as being a significant ongoing resource, the Manual forms a key part of Langes online CPD program. You can buy the Manual on its own or as part of our online CPD package (with videos, audio and quizzes).

Credit Representatives' Manual
If your employees have been appointed as a credit representative of a third party or you appoint external reprersentatives this Manual will help them understand their role, responsibilities and potential legal liabilities.

You can download an extract here or buy it here.

Private health insurer governance standards
We have have produced a Toolkit to help private health funds implement the governance standards.

The Toolkit explains:

• what corporate governance means
• what your board needs to do
• what policies and documents you need to prepare
• constitution changes
• corporate governance reporting
• board succession

Call David Jacobson on 07 3878 5098 if you'd like to discuss issues that concern you.

The Australasian Mutuals Institute (AMInstitute) Mutual ADI Directors’ Compliance Manual

The Australasian Mutuals Institute (AMInstitute) Mutual ADI Directors’ Compliance Manual is maintained by Langes+ for the exclusive use of AMInstitute members.

The Manual covers 53 areas of law and topics of interest for AMInstitute members.

Langes+ keeps the Manual up-to-date.

The Manual is available only from AMInstitute. Download order form.