Throughout 2024, regulatory enforcement risk in Australia was significantly influenced by ESG factors, along with issues relating to cyber, data and privacy. Notable regulatory developments occurred in these areas. ...

Covered in this webinar: APRA enforcement update – In July 2024, APRA announced it had agreed to accept an enforceable undertaking from OnePath Custodians, and that OnePath had paid $10.7 million under infringement notices issued by APRA. This webinar takes a look at the case in detail, including some of the key takeaways for superannuation trustees and other APRA-regulated entities. DDO enforcement update – ASIC has successfully prosecuted the first two design and distribution obligations cases. This webinar takes a look at some key findings from those cases, including the court's view on what constitutes 'reasonable steps' for issuers and distributors of financial products and an issuer's obligation to monitor and review data. ...

Covered in this webinar: Consultation on the first tranche the Albanese Government's 'Delivering Better Financial Outcomes' package of reforms, addressing several recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review; and ASIC's civil penalty proceedings against Telstra Super Pty Ltd, being the first case to test the application of the internal dispute resolution obligations in s912A of the Corporations Act. ...

In this session, we will cover the long-overdue package of reforms to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) is finally out. The changes are extensive and include 345 of the recommendations from the 2015 Whittaker Review. It's mostly good news, but there's a huge amount to think about and do, and now is the time to have your say to get it right. ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published a consultation paper setting out its proposed changes to the standards regulating interchange fees and merchant surcharging, following consultation on ...

The merger will see Platinum acquire L1 Capital in exchange for issuing new ordinary shares to L1 Capital's existing shareholders. Following completion of the transaction, L1 Capital's existing ...

ProTen develops, owns and operates farm infrastructure supporting Australia’s poultry supply chain. The business operates over 700 poultry sheds across more than 60 farms throughout Australia. Alle ...

ASIC has provided some additional relief from the 'reportable situations' regime that applies to Australian financial services and credit licensees. The changes apply immediately, and licensees should review and update their internal systems for dealing with incidents and reportable situations to re ...

IREN is an Australian-domiciled, NASDAQ-listed vertically integrated data centre business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy. Strategically located in ...