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Gadens | Australia | 22 Mar 2023
ASIC’s Enforcement Focus - Greenwashing, Predatory Lending & Misleading Insurance Pricing Promises
In a recent media release on 15 February 2023, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has warned businesses that it will actively…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 13 Mar 2023
Five minutes in financial services - March 2023
The holiday period seems a long distant memory, both for us and seemingly for our politicians and regulators - February was a mega month of financial…
Clayton Utz | Australia | 7 Mar 2023
Real estate 5 Minute Fix 21: unfair contract terms; build to rent, PEXA, rent abatement withdrawal, developer regulation
Amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) are set to expand existing consumer protections with respect to unfair contract terms to…
Hall & Wilcox | Australia | 24 Feb 2023
Financial Services in Focus - Issue 77
On 3 February, the Federal Government announced it would be taking steps to ensure that the regulation of crypto assets protects consumers, while…
Squire Patton Boggs | Australia | 15 Feb 2023
Penalties Under Commonwealth Laws Increase From 1 January 2023
Committing an offence has become more expensive following the Albanese government increasing the Commonwealth penalty unit as part of the federal…
MinterEllison | Australia | 8 Feb 2023
Further 'modernisation' of Treasury Laws: Status update on the TLA Bill
The changes introduced by the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Act 2022 (summarised) to electronic execution requirements as well as…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Australia | 3 Feb 2023
Corporate crime & investigation outlook 2023
Business integrity issues will remain at the forefront of both legislative reform and corporate criminal investigations and enforcement actions in…
Hall & Wilcox | Australia | 23 Jan 2023
Financial Services in Focus - Issue 76
In this edition, we outline ASIC’s findings on TMDs in the small account credit industry, our view on the importance of a consumer credit case…
Gilbert + Tobin | Australia | 22 Dec 2022
A Guide to fintech in Australia
Australia has one of the fastest growing financial technology (fintech) sectors in the world, built on Australia’s ~$10 trillion financial services…
Gilbert + Tobin | Australia | 22 Dec 2022
A Guide to Payments in Australia
Payments have always been a pillar of Australia's financial infrastructure, with non-cash payments Accounting for most of the value moving through…
