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Financial Services Update
08 Feb 2023 Crypto Token Mapping – A good idea, or a map without a compass? Treasury consults on the Australian Government's 'crypto token mapping' proposals
What you need to know The token mapping process is intended to operate as a foundational step for developing appropriate regulatory settings for the…
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Financial Services Update
21 Dec 2022 Key insights into the ASIC's new derivatives transaction reporting rules
ASIC, derivatives, ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Reporting), OTC, over-the-counter, transaction reporting
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digital assets digest
08 Dec 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: December 2022
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. We have bumper edition to round off the year. We recently submitted our response to the Law Commission's…
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digital assets digest
07 Nov 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: November 2022
Welcome to this month's Global Digital Assets Digest. We have a number of interesting papers in relation to CBDCs, as well as an important development in the…
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digital assets digest
07 Oct 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: September 2022
IN THIS EDITION we will cover: UPDATES AND GUIDANCE: INTERNATIONAL BODIES 1. EU legislators:…
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Financial Services Update
14 Sep 2022 From acting in the best interest to providing good advice – the future of the Future of Financial Advice obligations
Financial advice, financial product, personal advice, general advice, DDO, FSG, SOA, ongoing fee arrangements, superannuation, Financial Services Royal…
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Finance Regulatory Update | Australia
09 Sep 2022 FAR is not far away: are you ready?
Although the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) bill that was reintroduced to Parliament on 8 September is not substantially different from the 2021…
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digital assets digest
30 Aug 2022 Global Digital Assets Digest: August edition
Welcome to the Global Digital Assets, a periodic newsletter bringing you regulatory developments and news in the digital assets sector across the globe.
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Financial Services Update
03 Aug 2022 ASIC makes first DDO stop orders to prevent offer of financial products to consumers
Authors: Jonathan Gordon, Partner and Corey McHattan, Partner
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Financial Services Update
02 Aug 2022 ASIC officially extends FFSP exemptions for another year
Authors: Jonathan Gordon, Partner; Corey McHattan, Partner; Nicky Thiyavutikan, Senior Associate and Conor Tarpey, Lawyer
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financial services update
01 Aug 2022 ASIC's enforcement update
ASIC has released its quarterly enforcement update for the period April to June 2022 on 28 July 2022 - REP 733 ASIC enforcement and regulatory update
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Financial Services Update
16 May 2022 Beyond Cyber: Key lessons in ASIC v RI Advice Group
The Federal Court's determination in ASIC v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 496 provides an impetus for AFSL holders to proactively analyse their breach…
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financial services update
07 Apr 2022 ASIC extends CFD product intervention order for a further five years
Authors: Corey McHattan (Partner); Oliver Digby (Associate); and Jack Collins (Associate)
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Financial Services Update
22 Mar 2022 Regulating the crypto asset ecosystem: Explaining Treasury's proposed licensing and custody regime for crypto asset secondary service providers
Crypto assets, Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Financial and Technology Centre, crypto asset secondary service providers, CASSPr, digital currency…
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financial services update
17 Mar 2022 Responding to digitisation and automation: Amendments to the ASIC Market Integrity Rules
Market Integrity Rules, Futures Markets, Securities Markets, Critical Business Services, Information Security, Outsourcing, CP 314, REP 719, CP 347, REP 721,…
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Financial Services Update
28 Feb 2022 Compliance in the spotlight - APRA heightens focus on Compliance Risk
APRA, compliance risk, supervision, CPS 220, risk management, financial services, accountability, obligations, controls, risk management framework, compliance…
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Financial Services Update
23 Feb 2022 Update on AFSL exemptions for foreign providers and fit and proper requirements for foreign licensees
A Bill which seeks to provide licensing and regulatory relief to FFSPs has been introduced to Parliament. This FSU provides an overview of the key exemptions…
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Financial Services Update
21 Dec 2021 Draft legislation on licensing relief and fast-tracked licensing process for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs)
Authors: Jonathan Gordon, Partner; Corey McHattan, Partner; Nicky Thiyavutikan, Senior Associate and Cindy Lam, Lawyer
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Financial Services Update
20 Dec 2021 Entering the future of regulation of Australia's payment systems
2022 will be a critical year for the future of payments regulation in Australia, with Treasury planning to consult on a number of measures that will bring…
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Financial Services Update
13 Dec 2021 Key insights from APRA's pilot risk culture survey
APRA has recently released the results and key findings from its pilot risk culture survey. The survey is a key initiative that supports APRA’s expanded…
