RG 234 – Advertising Financial Products and Services: Good Practice Guidance

About this course

Financial product advertising must provide consumers with clear, balanced and accurate information that supports informed decision-making and complies with regulatory obligations.

ASIC Regulatory Guide 234 (RG 234) outlines good practice principles for advertising financial products and services, helping organisations avoid misleading or deceptive conduct and communicate product information responsibly.

This course explores the requirements of RG 234, the types of advertisements and products captured by the guidance, and the standards expected when promoting financial products to consumers.

What the course covers

• Advertisements captured by the guidance
• Products captured by the guidance
• Returns, features and benefits
• Warnings, disclaimers, qualifications and fine print
• Fees and costs
• Comparisons between products, benefits and returns
• Past performance and forecasts
• Endorsements and testimonials
• Actual and target audience
• Responsible lending
• ASIC’s regulatory powers

What people can do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• identify which advertisements and financial products are captured by RG 234
• understand how to develop compliant advertising for financial products and services
• recognise requirements relating to fees, benefits, disclaimers, comparisons and performance information
• understand the risks associated with misleading or deceptive advertising practices
• understand ASIC’s role and regulatory powers in relation to financial advertising compliance

How it is delivered

• Structured learning Designed for learners who are new to the topic or want a comprehensive overview. The course explores the subject in detail and typically takes 35–40 minutes to complete.

Two ways to run it

• Your policies, your scenarios

  We rebuild “RG 234 – Advertising Financial Products and Services: Good Practice Guidance” around how your organisation actually works, so the training changes behaviour instead of recording completions.

  Build a custom version

• Ready to run as it is

  Deploy the course off the shelf, with light branding if you want it. Delivered with our partner Safetrac, who will contact you directly.

  Deploy off the shelf

Either way, you can run it through our compliance platform or take it as a SCORM package for the LMS you already have.

What it costs

Off-the-shelf pricing starts at $4,000 a year for up to ten courses with your logo and colours applied, rising with how much you want changed. The tiers are the same across the catalogue, so they are set out once on the pricing page rather than repeated on all 101 courses.

If what you actually need is your own scenarios and your own policies rather than a reskin, that is a custom build, and it is the work Hungry Minds does.

Choosing an LMS

If you don’t currently have an LMS, we can help you select a platform that suits your organisation.

For smaller teams or organisations getting started, we typically recommend LearnWorlds for its ease of use and quick setup.For organisations requiring more advanced functionality and reporting, TalentLMS is a strong option.

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