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On Sunday, Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, released details of the new national margin lending regulatory regime that is to be implemented by July 1, 2009.

Unfair and dishonest lending practices are widespread and are not confined to publicly listed and institutional lenders.

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This case has significant implications for the application of the peak indebtedness rule by creditors and liquidators.

The recommendation encourages these firms to undertake restructuring efforts in the context of greater creditor support.

On 2 December 2022, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued three infringement notices to Vanguard Australia for statements that may have been misleading...

Failure to establish the limitation period may mean you are unable to recover your debt, if it becomes statute-barred.

Lehman Brothers was liable for misleading clients including Church and NFP Groups to purchase complex financial products.

ASIC proposes to retain ASIC class waivers introduced to allow fintech businesses to freely test particular services.

ASIC recently entered into an agreement to share information with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) .

Today the Australian corporate regulator, ASIC, announced an extension of 12 months for the transitional arrangements for the passporting exemptions and limited...

APRA's discussion paper and proposed new APS 120 provide some welcome clarification and concessions.

The Queensland Government is proposing to implement an enforceable code of conduct which would require finance brokers to meet certain conduct standards in their dealings with clients.

Finfluencers are social media influencers who use their platform to discuss financial products & services with their followers.

This case concerned contraventions of consumer credit legislation as a result of verifying income on payslips alone.

ASIC has finally issued the first seven Australian Financial Services licences to equity crowdfunding intermediaries.

The Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") has proposed welcomed reforms to simplify Australia's corporate criminal responsibility regime.