Finance Law and Banking Law

Precious-metals streaming has evolved into a substantial financing tool for Australian mining projects, offering developers an alternative to traditional project finance. With major transactions demonstrating streaming's viability across junior developers and major producers alike, mining companies now face strategic choices about capital structure.

Regulatory and market developments in the US residential mortgage-backed securities space often make their way into the Australian market

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

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proposed significant reforms to pre-lodgement advertising rules that would allow companies to communicate more freely with markets before filing disclosure documents. While offering greater flexibility for IPO offerors to gauge interest and address market commentary, the changes raise important questions about investor protection and the potential for premature investment decisions based on incomplete information.

ASX Listing Rule 7.1 generally restricts an ASX-listed entity from issuing more than 15% of its issued capital in a 12 month period without shareholder approval, other than in accordance with exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2.

There has been recent controversy where ASX-listed bidders have used highly dilutive share issues to acquire a target, bypassing 15% capacity constraints and without bidder shareholder approval.

On 24 August 2026, ASIC released its 2026-2027 Corporate Plan, announcing that it is committed to being easier to deal with for those trying to comply with the law, while being harder to avoid for those causing harm.

The sustained growth of fund financing in private credit is strengthening the relationship between banks and private credit participants as the market continues to scale.

On 19 August 2026, the Federal Government announced a package of reforms in response to the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which impacted almost 12,000 people...

Following ASIC’s release of ASIC Corporations (Listed Entities Enhanced Beneficial Ownership) Instrument 2026/482 (Instrument) and its revised Guidance Notes1, we now have a clearer understanding...

Queensland money judgments do not automatically transfer assets or compel payment, leaving creditors to navigate enforcement procedures tailored to the debtor's actual holdings. Two primary remedies—enforcement warrants for seizure and sale, and charging orders for investment property—offer distinct pathways, each with specific requirements, limitations, and strategic considerations that creditors must weigh before proceeding.

A Queensland Supreme Court case demonstrates how a poorly drafted deed of priority left a lender unable to recover $32.3 million in development completion costs ahead of a junior lender's debt. The decision reveals critical gaps in standard priority deed language when a developer collapses and a mortgagee must fund completion from their own resources.