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Financial Services Update
22 May 2023 Government announces buy now, pay later products to be regulated as credit products
Authors: Narelle Smythe, Partner; Samantha Carroll, Partner; and Geena Davies, Senior Associate
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financial services update
15 May 2023 ASIC strengthens its design and distribution regime guidance
ASIC, design and distribution obligations, DDO, product governance, target market determinations, TMD, distribution conditions, product design, risk, compliance
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FUNDS INSIDER | ISSUE 8
14 Apr 2023 Secondaries transactions in the funds sector
Authors: Nick Goddard, Partner; Samantha Hedley, Junior Associate; Nikita Pandit, Trainee
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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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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 regulatory timeline
19 Apr 2022 What's ahead: Key milestones in financial services regulation in Australia for 2022
Authors: Lucinda Hill, Partner; Liz Seddon, Counsel; Samantha Carroll, Counsel; Morgan Spain, Senior Associate; Michael Deighton-Smith, Lawyer; Oscar…
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Financial Services Update
28 Feb 2022 Compliance in the spotlight - APRA heightens focus on Compliance Risk
Authors: Silvana Wood, Partner; Niki Short, Partner; Samantha Carroll, Counsel; Luke Whitcher, Director - Risk Advisory; Gwladys Ngo Tedga Yagla, Director -…
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Financial Services Update
07 Feb 2022 Regulatory reporting implications of the ISO 20022 migration
Domestic and cross-border electronic payments rely on a structured messaging framework to facilitate the flow of funds between financial institutions.
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Financial Services Update
16 Sep 2021 AML Framework Controls - common failures observed by the FCA, SEC and FINRA
Authors: Tanya Raitsina, Director; Tim Brookes, Director; Ruby Hamid, Partner; Neil Donovan, Senior Associate; Samantha Carroll, Counsel; and Kim Yen Nguyen,…
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Financial Services Update
14 Sep 2021 How to comply with the new breach reporting regime
Breach reporting, reportable situation, core obligation, deemed significance, investigations, continuing breaches, affected clients
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Financial Services Update
10 Aug 2021 No more "set and forget" - a new AML/CTF third party reliance model
A number of key amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (AML/CTF Act) were implemented recently, as part of…
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Financial Services Update
06 Aug 2021 ML/TF risk assessment: the cornerstone of an effective AML/CTF framework
Author: Tim Brookes, Director, Risk Advisory; Brien Coram, Director, Risk Advisory; Tanya Raitsina, Director, Risk Advisory and Samantha Carroll,…
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Financial Services Update
28 Jun 2021 International Funds Transfer Instruction (IFTI) reporting: An ongoing compliance challenge
Authors: Tim Brookes (Director, Ashurst Risk Advisory), Brien Coram (Director, Ashurst Risk Advisory), Samantha Carroll (Counsel, Ashurst Legal) The services…
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Financial Services Update
04 Jun 2021 AUSTRAC's guidance on submitting more effective suspicious matter reports (SMRs)
In April 2021, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) released new suspicious matter reporting resources.
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Financial Services Update
20 May 2021 Harnessing the power of data analytics in complaints
ASIC has now released Regulatory Guide 271 Internal dispute resolution (RG 271) which looks to raise complaints handling standards across the financial sector…
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charities and not-for-profit bulletin
13 May 2021 Recent changes to increase transparency of tax exemptions and electoral activities for Australian charities and not-for-profits
Authors: Geoffrey Mann, Partner; Samantha Marsh, Lawyer; and Hayley Young, Graduate
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RSSG update | london
26 Jun 2020 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act: Ipso Facto (Termination) Clauses
With thanks to Charlotte Harvey and Samantha Ross for their contribution
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real estate update
26 Jun 2020 The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: A real estate focused overview
Authors: Alison Hardy (Partner), Chloe Meredith (Associate), Inga West (Counsel) and Samantha Ross (Solicitor)
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foreign investment update
31 Mar 2020 Temporary changes to Australia's foreign investment review framework
Authors: Bruce Macdonald, Partner; Samantha Robson, Senior Associate; and Michael Dearden, Counsel
