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

ASIC announced that strengthening the investigation and prosecution of insider trading will continue to be one of its 2026 enforcement priorities.

Australia Finance

HR

Holding Redlich

ASIC's ‘Nexus Derivatives' – What are they?

What is a nexus derivative? What is a reporting entity? Are foreign retail platforms & their offshore brokers caught?

Australia Finance

TRAction

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

UPIs – What Information Is Needed To Search/create A UPI?

The Unique Product Identifier (UPI) is a code used for OTC derivatives that are reported to a trade repository.

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Is XAU/USD Classed As FX Or Commodity For Reporting?

Australia Finance

TRAction

Professions And Financial Lines Brief - Latest Decisions October 2025

Australia Finance

K

Kennedys

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – September 2025

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Daylight savings has begun in most Australian states – What do you need to do?

Australia Finance

TRAction

Digging Deeper with Derivatives: What do mining giants and financial derivatives have in common?

Worldwide Finance

TRAction

Australian Equity Derivative Disclosure Reforms: One Step Closer

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian M&A Activity Strong Through FY25 Despite Macro Dynamics: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Report

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – July 2025

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Flying with derivatives: Keeping airports grounded in a turbulent economy

Australia Finance

TRAction

Cruising with derivatives: staying afloat in choppy markets

Australia Finance

TRAction

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

S

Swaab

New English Requirements For Visas

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

It Depends – What Is Happening With Division 296? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

What Happens If… You Are Faced With A Sanctions Issue And Need To Investigate? (Podcast)

Australia International

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

May 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

On 3 May 2025, the incumbent Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, won re-election to a second consecutive term in office.

Australia Commercial

KG

K&L Gates LLP

ASIC floats IPO reforms to revitalise public markets

Australia's public markets must continue to evolve to remain competitive on the global stage.

Australia Finance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Embracing Arbitration For Australian Financial Services Disputes

Australia is home to a sophisticated financial services sector with global reach and a well-developed arbitration framework.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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

The Banking Code of Practice 2025 introduces significant changes to the previous banking code.

Australia Finance

BP

Bartier Perry

To name or not to name? ASX revises its approach to continuous disclosure obligations for market sensitive contracts

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

Carbon Credit Trading and ACCUs in Australia – Are they reportable?

Australia Finance

TRAction

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

Australia Finance

TRAction

Is an XAU/USD contract classed as FX or Commodity for reporting?

Australia Finance

TRAction

Launching a new financial product in 2025? Don't forget to do these things…

Australia Finance

HN

Holley Nethercote

FSG relief – what's in it for me?

Australia Finance

HN

Holley Nethercote

Environmental Futures Launch On The ASX

Australia Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Leverage ratio breaches by CFD providers – ASIC oversees compensations to retail clients in the derivatives market

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

AusNet Services Ltd v Commissioner Of Taxation – Basis Step-Up Denied Under Division 615 Rollover

Australia Finance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Funds Update – 16 February 2024

Australia Finance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Environmental Futures Launch On The ASX

In a push to support investors through the energy transition, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has listed a suite of environmental futures contracts on ASX 24 covering.

Australia Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Leverage ratio breaches by CFD providers – ASIC oversees compensations to retail clients in the derivatives market

All CFD issuers should review leverage limits and ensure correctly applied to the CFD instruments on their platform.

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

AusNet Services Ltd v Commissioner Of Taxation – Basis Step-Up Denied Under Division 615 Rollover

AusNet Services was a stapled group consisting of AusNet Services (Transmission) Limited, AusNet Services Finance (Finance) Trust and AusNet Services (Distribution) Limited.

Australia Finance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Funds Update – 16 February 2024

On 7 February 2024, ASIC announced that it had made interim stop orders on four product disclosure statements (PDSs) for classes of units of a registered managed fund (Fund)...

Australia Finance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shortfall allocations to underwriters must be disclosed on ASX, Court finds

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

Guilty plea to market manipulation following ASIC investigation into online pump and dump posts

Using social media to coordinate 'pump and dump' activity in listed stocks is an offence under the Corporations Act 2001.

Australia Criminal

HR

Holding Redlich

Australian Carbon Credit Units: an untapped financial product and asset

Australian Carbon Credit Units have come under increased focus for their value and potential as a Financial Product.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Legislation To Amend The Foreign Financial Service Provider Licensing Exemptions Is Introduced Into Parliament

On 17 February 2021, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Streamlining and Improving Economic Outcomes for Australians) Bill 2022 (Bill) was introduced into Parliament with a first reading in the House of Representatives.

Australia Finance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

De-risking in response to permanent changes to continuous disclosure laws in Australia

There may still be scope for further law reform to introduce clear and consistent rules for disclosure obligations.

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Claims in Australia against listed entities and their directors and officers for failing to disclose price-sensitive information just got harder

Australia Commercial

BL

Blackwattle Legal

Do I need to disclose my earnings to the ASX?

Australia Finance

L

LegalVision

FACT SHEET: Checklist for setting up a Cryptocurrency (Virtual Asset) Exchange in Australia

Australia Finance

HN

Holley Nethercote

Breaking down biodiversity banking: part four

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Temporary changes to continuous disclosure regime in Australia are here to stay

Australia Finance

HR

Holding Redlich

The transition away from LIBOR: state of play

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

SMSFs and derivatives - a potential diversification option

Australia Finance

TB

Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers

Extra capacity extended!

Australia Finance

M

Marque Lawyers

Temporary relief from continuous disclosure for listed companies during COVID-19

Australia Finance

CB

Colin Biggers & Paisley

Are listed entities expected to predict the unpredictable? Continuous disclosure obligations during COVID-19

Australia Finance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

ASX latest comments on class waivers and other capital raising instruments

Australia Finance

CB

Colin Biggers & Paisley

ASX announces amendments to emergency capital raising relief

Australia Finance

CB

Colin Biggers & Paisley

ASX announces temporary capital raising relief and new guidance for listed entities in response to COVID-19

Australia Coronavirus

MR

McCullough Robertson

Continuous disclosure obligations to ASX in the time of COVID-19

Australia Finance

HL

Hazelbrook Legal

COVID-19: what are the key implications for boards and corporate disclosure?

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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