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APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – May 2026

Explore the latest regulatory developments across Asia-Pacific financial markets, from Australia's scam prevention framework and ASIC's cybersecurity warnings to Hong Kong's stablecoin regime implementation and Singapore's enhanced market conduct controls. This comprehensive update covers critical changes in banking supervision, digital asset regulation, and investor protection measures that are reshaping the region's financial landscape.

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Stage 1 Of The Scams Prevention Framework

On 28 May 2026, the Treasury published stage 1 of its long-awaited package of laws and consultations to designate, implement and operationalise the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF).

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Have You Been Conducting Regular Quality Checks Of Your Reporting?

Delegating your reporting obligations to a third party does not transfer your regulatory accountability. Across all major regimes, the reporting entity remains ultimately responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of submitted data

Australia Finance

TRAction

Funds Update - 5 June 2026

On 27 May 2026, ASIC opened feedback on its proposal to remake six legislative instruments about managed investment schemes (MISs) which are due to expire in October 2026.

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

HSF Kramer Submission – Treasury Consultation On Curbing Lead Generation Activity

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia’s Debt Capital Market: Growth, Reform And The Road Ahead

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Notional Amount – Leg 2 – ASIC Rewrite

Australia Finance

TRAction

Quantity Unit Of Measure – Leg 1 & 2

Australia Finance

TRAction

Notional Amount – Leg 1 – ASIC Rewrite

Australia Finance

TRAction

Price Unit Of Measure – What Does It Mean And How To Report It Under ASIC

Australia Finance

TRAction

HSF Kramer Submission – Treasury Consultation On Enhancing Member Protections In The Superannuation System

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 22 May 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Wash Cycle Is Going Digital – AUSTRAC’s 2026 Risk Snapshot Highlights How Technology Is Impacting An Increasingly Complex And Globalised Financial System

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Foreign Financial Services Providers Can Provide Services To Australian Clients

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

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

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Struggling With Personal Debts (Video)

Australia Insolvency

W

Worrells

Who, What, Where, With William Head (Video)

Australia Law Performance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Public Register Of Approved Work Sponsors To Boost Transparency For Migrant Workers

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

New Workplace Incident Notification Laws Are Coming – How Can Employers Prepare?

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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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

Australia’s Debt Capital Market: Growth, Reform And The Road Ahead

The Australian debt capital market has transformed over the past couple of decades, particularly in the last few years. What was once a nascent and then narrow market with a questionable future has evolved into a significant component of our broader financial architecture

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Price Unit Of Measure – What Does It Mean And How To Report It Under ASIC

ASIC transaction reporting requires entities to submit an expanded set of data fields, including Item 49: Price Unit of Measure. This field specifies what unit a reported price refers to, drawn from ISO 20022 standardised codes, and must align with quantity measures to ensure internal consistency. Understanding when to populate this field and selecting the correct unit code are critical to avoiding common reporting errors.

Australia Finance

TRAction

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

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

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

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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

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – May 2026

Explore the latest regulatory developments across Asia-Pacific financial markets, from Australia's scam prevention framework and ASIC's cybersecurity warnings to Hong Kong's stablecoin regime implementation and Singapore's enhanced market conduct controls. This comprehensive update covers critical changes in banking supervision, digital asset regulation, and investor protection measures that are reshaping the region's financial landscape.

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Deal Talk EP5: The Rules Of The Game In Financial Services M&A (Podcast)

In this episode of Deal Talk, partners Kam Jamshidi and Andrew Bradley explore the opportunities for M&A in the Australian financial services sector.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Stage 1 Of The Scams Prevention Framework

On 28 May 2026, the Treasury published stage 1 of its long-awaited package of laws and consultations to designate, implement and operationalise the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF).

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Have You Been Conducting Regular Quality Checks Of Your Reporting?

Australia Finance

TRAction

Funds Update - 5 June 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

HSF Kramer Submission – Treasury Consultation On Curbing Lead Generation Activity

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

TGIF 29 May 2026 – When Will A Court Discount A Receiver’s Remuneration?

Australia Litigation

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Startup, Stand Down? The Impact Of CGT Changes On Defence Innovation

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia’s Debt Capital Market: Growth, Reform And The Road Ahead

Australia Finance

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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Latest Videos

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Mortgagee in possession?

CP

Cathro & Partners

Monitoring your Licence Number through Google Alerts

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Signing loan documents electronically

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

It Depends – So my SMSF has paid out my borrowings under an LRBA (Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement) - What do I have to do?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Streaming series | An introduction - what is mine streaming?

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

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