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For the second year in a row, AFCA has received more than 100,000 complaints

AFCA received over 100,000 consumer complaints in 2024–25, and despite a 4% overall decline, its CEO says the level remains unacceptably high.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

How foreign financial services providers can provide services to Australian clients

ASIC extended transitional relief for FFSPs to 31 March 2027, allowing them to continue providing services in Australia while new licensing exemptions are formalised.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Small amount credit contract providers – DDO and ASIC enforcement

ASIC's enforcement in the SACC space has continued, with its issue of an interim stop order preventing City Finance from issuing its SACC to consumers.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Upcoming publication of complaint data by ASIC

Australian Financial Services Licensees & Credit Licensees will be individually identified on ASIC's dashboard as well as their complaint statistics.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

ASIC enforcement priorities for 2026

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Another 12 Months Extension For FFSP AFSL Exemptions

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 5 December 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Recent Regulatory And Market Developments In The US That May Affect The Australian RMBS Market

Australia Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Some Stories Of Genies, Fable And Funk: Regulatory Challenges To Using AI In The Financial Advice Arena

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fourth Time Lucky? The Fourth FFSP AFSL Bill Is Introduced To Parliament

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Insider Trading In Australia: What You And Your Company Need To Know

Australia Finance

HR

Holding Redlich

ASIC's review of Offshore Service Providers for Australian Financial Services Licensees

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Further Relief For Licensees Under The Reportable Situations Regime

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Global Bank Review 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

Employee Performance Improvement Plan: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Cross Examining Cyber EP19: Cross Examining Carolyn Pugsley, Christine Wong And Peter Jones (Podcast)

Australia Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

It Depends – What Is A Direct Descendants Trust And Is It Appropriate For My Client?

Australia Family

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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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

The consultation from October 2024 discusses the revisions proposed to the existing technical standards.

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

PPSA in practice - big trouble in little security

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

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Debt Capital Markets

Global Bank Review 2025

Over the past year, one truth has become unmistakably clear for the banking industry: managing complexity is not a transient state; it is simply the air the modern bank must breathe.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

The ruling provides guidance on the threshold for establishing a MAC.

Australia Finance

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs)

A Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) is an instrument that closely follows the financial settlement terms of a Contract for Difference (CFD).

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

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

Australia Finance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Australian Private Debt Market Review 2025

Australia Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

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

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

The Roses Have Wilted And Only A Few Less Thorns—Australia's Finalised Third Party Debt Test Guidance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Professions And Financial Lines Brief - Latest Decisions October 2025

Australia Finance

K

Kennedys

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

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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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

For the second year in a row, AFCA has received more than 100,000 complaints

AFCA received over 100,000 consumer complaints in 2024–25, and despite a 4% overall decline, its CEO says the level remains unacceptably high.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

How foreign financial services providers can provide services to Australian clients

ASIC extended transitional relief for FFSPs to 31 March 2027, allowing them to continue providing services in Australia while new licensing exemptions are formalised.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Small amount credit contract providers – DDO and ASIC enforcement

ASIC's enforcement in the SACC space has continued, with its issue of an interim stop order preventing City Finance from issuing its SACC to consumers.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Upcoming publication of complaint data by ASIC

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

ASIC enforcement priorities for 2026

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Another 12 Months Extension For FFSP AFSL Exemptions

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 5 December 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Recent Regulatory And Market Developments In The US That May Affect The Australian RMBS Market

Australia Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Some Stories Of Genies, Fable And Funk: Regulatory Challenges To Using AI In The Financial Advice Arena

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

See more

Latest Videos

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Insights into the Australian Economic Environment in 2023

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 | An introduction - what is mine streaming?

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

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