Are you confident your remuneration practices meet ASIC’s standards?

This self-paced online course, Conflicted and Other Banned Remuneration, has been developed to help financial advisers, licensees, and compliance teams understand what constitutes conflicted remuneration and other banned payments under Australian law. With the financial advice sector under greater regulatory scrutiny than ever, staying informed is critical.

Learn to identify, assess, and respond to common remuneration risks such as volume-based incentives, shelf-space fees, and asset-based fees on borrowed amounts. You’ll also understand how anti-avoidance provisions apply in real business contexts. The course draws directly from ASIC guidance, ensuring your knowledge is accurate, current, and actionable.

Whether you’re offering financial product advice, managing a team, or reviewing compensation structures, this course equips you with the tools to ensure your advice remains compliant, ethical, and in your client’s best interests.

Who should enrol?

This course is ideal for:

• AFS licensees and authorised representatives

• Financial advisers and compliance officers

• Superannuation trustees and platform operators

• Product providers and financial services managers

What you’ll learn

Gain a practical understanding of:

• The definition and scope of conflicted and other banned remuneration

• How different forms of payment can influence financial advice

• When asset-based fees on borrowed funds are prohibited

• Volume-based shelf-space fees and how they impact platform independence

• How to apply ASIC’s anti-avoidance rules in your business model

• What exemptions exist—and when they do or don’t apply

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Identify different types of conflicted and other banned remuneration, including volume-based benefits and shelf-space fees.

2. Explain the legal and ethical implications of accepting or offering benefits that may influence financial advice.

3. Apply the rules relating to asset-based fees on borrowed amounts and determine when exceptions may apply.

4. Evaluate remuneration practices to ensure they align with ASIC’s anti-avoidance provisions and best interest duties.

Course format

• 100% Online & Self-Paced

• Approximate Duration: 2–3 hours

• Certificate of Completion issued on successful completion

Why choose this course?

✅ Developed by compliance professionals with ASIC-aligned content
✅ Ideal for CPD or internal compliance learning
✅ Immediate access – learn at your own pace, anytime

Enrol today

Make sure your remuneration practices don’t put your licence – or your clients – at risk.

👉 Click Enrol Now to start your course on Conflicted and Other Banned Remuneration today.