Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and apply organisational requirements of legal principles and regulatory obligations
- Source and access documents for legislation, regulations and policies relevant to provision of financial products and services
- Interpret and analyse legal principles and organisational implications relating to provision of financial products and services
- Identify organisational requirements of these documents and their impact on work practices in terms of procedural requirements
- Execute the procedural requirements relating to operational aspects of laws and regulations, and codes of practice in line with organisational policy
- Comply with role authorities and restrictions as identified in position profiles
- Implement internal monitoring/audit program according to organisational and role requirements
- Establish mechanisms to ensure maintenance and currency of regulatory literature
- Identify changes and implications of laws, regulations, rules and circulars
- Access changed legislation, regulations and policies in a timely manner
- Identify and communicate changes to regulatory requirements in line with organisational policy
- Review operational procedures to reflect changes to regulation and legislation
- Identify implications for products and services and implement changes in accordance with client, legislative and organisational requirements
- Comply with any relevant industry or professional codes
- Source, access and apply relevant industry and professional codes of practice to own work in accordance with industry and organisational requirements
- Interpret key principles and responsibilities in accordance with industry codes of practice
- Confirm and clarify own interpretation and application of industry codes of practice as required with relevant persons
- Understand and implement impact of codes of practice on work practices
- Demonstrate a commitment to comply with industry and professional codes of practice through own ethical behaviour
- Maintain statutory records