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Funds Update - 20 March 2026

On 18 March 2026, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) released its Consultation Paper on proposed changes to the net tangible assets...

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Licensing At Sophie Grace: Review Of Recent Activity

For AFS Licensing, Sophie Grace submitted a total of 74 applications to ASIC (either for new businesses looking to obtain an AFS Licence or for existing AFS holders looking to vary their licence).

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Preventing Licence Cancellations And Suspensions

For many financial services and credit businesses, holding an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) or Australian Credit Licence is fundamental to operating lawfully in Australia.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Funds Update - 6 March 2026

Treasury's consultation on proposed reforms to enhance the oversight and governance of managed investment schemes (MISs) following the high-profile collapse of the Shield and First Guardian funds...

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unconscionable Conduct Under The Spotlight: What Businesses Need To Know

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

And the record greenwashing penalty goes to…

Australia Finance

HN

Holley Nethercote

The global impact of derivatives: Why trade reporting matters more than ever

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Reminder: Daylight saving time for New York starts this weekend

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Funds Update - 20 February 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AFS Licensees On Notice – Serious And Repeated Failures Can Lead To Cancellation Of Your AFSL

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

AFCA updates its response guide for claim delay complaints

Australia Finance

BN

Barry Nilsson

Private Credit – Recent regulatory interest and lessons for fund managers

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Cybersecurity Enforcement Intensifies: Lessons From FIIG Securities' $2.5m Compliance Penalty

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

The anatomy of a regulation

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Final Pay On The Final Day: Courts' Emerging Willingness To Penalise "Technical Contraventions"

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Australia Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

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Alternative Investment Funds

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Supreme Court grants leave for share and option transfer in landmark section 444GA judgment

This decision confirms that section 444GA can be utilised to achieve a transfer of shares in circumstances where the transaction provides for value to be paid to shareholders.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy: Market Insights From World-first Pilot Program

Australia is testing the Taxonomy in practice with some of the country's largest financial institutions.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

What to do when the derivative instrument's underlier has no ISIN under EMIR

This article discuss how to populate the ISIN.

Australia Finance

TRAction

ESMA's assessment of the MiFID Trade Reporting Framework

Australia Finance

TRAction

Is reporting at ‘position level' allowed for all EMIR Derivatives?

Australia Finance

TRAction

Should OSFI Rethink AT1 Capital Requirements, Particularly For Federal Credit Unions?

Australia Finance

TL

Torys LLP

Are you taking reasonable steps to ensure your authorised representatives do not accept conflicted remuneration?

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Operational Resilience – Predicting The Unpredictable

Worldwide Finance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The 2019 EU Securitisation Regulations And The Australian RMBS Market

Australia Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

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Debt Capital Markets

A Perfect Storm For Australian SMEs: Fuel Costs, Interest Rates And ATO Debt Squeezing Margins In 2026

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has sent crude oil prices surging to levels not seen since 2022, following strikes on Iran and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

Unconscionable Conduct Under The Spotlight: What Businesses Need To Know

The concept of unconscionable conduct has, in recent times, been increasing in prominence, both as a regulatory enforcement tool...

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Non-concessional MIT income: is your staple ready for life without relief?

This article outlines the implications of the transitional relief ceasing to apply from 1 July 2026 and identifies the matters that entities should consider in anticipation of operating outside the transitional regime.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Supreme Court grants leave for share and option transfer in landmark section 444GA judgment

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Can A Holding Company Be Liable For Its Subsidiary's Debts?

Australia Finance

SL

Stonegate Legal

Global Bank Review 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Caution Becomes Commitment: Lessons From The Mayne Pharma MAC Decision

Australia Finance

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs)

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Private Debt Surges Past $224 Billion, Marking A New Era Of Financial Momentum In Australia

Australia Finance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy: Market Insights From World-first Pilot Program

Australia is testing the Taxonomy in practice with some of the country's largest financial institutions.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Professions And Financial Lines Brief - Latest Decisions October 2025

A roundup of the latest court decisions touching on breach of warranty, the interpretation of "any one loss" and how conditional arbitration clauses interact with ongoing BI claims.

Australia Finance

K

Kennedys

Blackbird Swoops In Effort To Extinguish Secured Creditor's Rights Under DOCA

This case is a reminder that creditors should carefully identify and assess any restrictions imposed on enforcement of security interests under a DOCA.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

A guide to lender securities in Australia - What borrowers & lenders need to know

Australia Finance

BP

Bartier Perry

Funds Update - 26 September 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Buy Or Rent? Why The Australian Dream Might Be Due For A Makeover

Australia Real Estate

FC

FTI Consulting

M&A Review: Market insights & outlook for 2026

Australia Finance

HR

Holding Redlich

Green Finance In The Australian Commercial Property Market

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

2025 Banking Code of Practice - key changes affecting lenders and borrowers

Australia Finance

BP

Bartier Perry

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Financial Services

Funds Update - 20 March 2026

On 18 March 2026, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) released its Consultation Paper on proposed changes to the net tangible assets...

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Perfect Storm For Australian SMEs: Fuel Costs, Interest Rates And ATO Debt Squeezing Margins In 2026

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has sent crude oil prices surging to levels not seen since 2022, following strikes on Iran and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

Licensing At Sophie Grace: Review Of Recent Activity

For AFS Licensing, Sophie Grace submitted a total of 74 applications to ASIC (either for new businesses looking to obtain an AFS Licence or for existing AFS holders looking to vary their licence).

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Preventing Licence Cancellations And Suspensions

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Funds Update - 6 March 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unconscionable Conduct Under The Spotlight: What Businesses Need To Know

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

And the record greenwashing penalty goes to…

Australia Finance

HN

Holley Nethercote

Funds Update - 20 February 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AFS Licensees On Notice – Serious And Repeated Failures Can Lead To Cancellation Of Your AFSL

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

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Latest Videos

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Mortgagee in possession?

CP

Cathro & Partners

The Sophie Grace Portal is now live! ACLs - Do you need an ACL?

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Signing loan documents electronically

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

It Depends – Should I make a family provision application?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Streaming series | Intercreditor arrangements

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

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