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New FFSP AFSL Exemptions Take Effect On 9 April 2027

The laws introducing the new Australian financial services licence (AFSL) exemptions for foreign financial service providers (FFSPs) have received Royal Assent and will commence on 9 April 2027.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

RBA Releases Conclusions Of Its Review Of Merchant Card Payment Costs And Surcharging

Australia’s payment system has been the subject of a multi-pronged review with proposals for reform at various stages and across various aspects of Australia’s payments ecosystem.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Re New FFSP AFSL Exemptions

We are not joking – on 1 April 2026, the Federal Parliament really did pass laws to introduce new Australian financial services licence (AFSL) exemptions for foreign financial service providers (FFSPs).

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 2 April 2026

On 27 March 2026, the Federal Court ordered a former Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holder and issuer of derivatives (Company) to pay a $10 million pecuniary penalty for misclassifying more...

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Trade Reporting Is Becoming More Important For Superannuation Funds

Australia Finance

TRAction

Funds Update - 20 March 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Licensing At Sophie Grace: Review Of Recent Activity

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

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

NSW Long Service Leave: Key Takeaways From The Updated Guidance

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights

Australia Environment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia Bans Entry For Iranian Visitor Visa Holders For Six Months

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

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

Australia Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

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

Cryptocurrency Regulation In Australia: Understanding The New Digital Assets Framework

The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 (Cth) (the Bill) marks a significant step in bridging digital asset intermediaries within Australia’s financial services regime.

Australia Technology

BN

Barry Nilsson

New FFSP AFSL Exemptions Take Effect On 9 April 2027

The laws introducing the new Australian financial services licence (AFSL) exemptions for foreign financial service providers (FFSPs) have received Royal Assent and will commence on 9 April 2027.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

RBA Releases Conclusions Of Its Review Of Merchant Card Payment Costs And Surcharging

Australia’s payment system has been the subject of a multi-pronged review with proposals for reform at various stages and across various aspects of Australia’s payments ecosystem.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Re New FFSP AFSL Exemptions

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 2 April 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Trade Reporting Is Becoming More Important For Superannuation Funds

Australia Finance

TRAction

Funds Update - 20 March 2026

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

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

Licensing At Sophie Grace: Review Of Recent Activity

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 – Can self-managed superannuation funds borrow?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Streaming series | Why are there fewer streaming transactions in Australia than in North America?

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

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