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This factsheet discusses the impact of the PPSA on business structures and outlines what to do for asset protection.

The Federal Treasury's new Green Paper "Financial Services and Credit Reform: Improving, Simplifying and Standardising Financial Services and Credit Regulation" sets out some reform options for the financial services sector and the Commonwealth takeover of some aspects of regulation.

Capital raisings and dealings in securities must be in accordance with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

While there are many similarities between companies and managed investment funds, in some ways they are very different.

Your company credit report may present a negative, and possibly inaccurate, view of your true financial situation.

An exchange-traded facility for Commonwealth Government Securities trading could commence in the first half of 2013.

A recent unanimous decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in Spina v Permanent Custodians Limited (2009) NSWCA 206 highlights the risks faced by lenders who consider that independent legal advice with respect to loan and security documents given to the appointed attorney under a power of attorney, rather than to the donor personally, is acceptable.

The case demonstrates the importance of making registrations strictly in accordance with the requirements in the PPSA.

Businesses need to take action now or risk automatically losing any rights as a secured creditor after 30 January 2014.

We are stuck with this unfortunate name tag – Reverse Mortgage. Like any mortgage it is to borrow money, but here it means you are borrowing against your equity in your home

Many lenders have no restrictions on whether loan documents can be signed by individuals under powers of attorney. We recently reviewed whether guidelines would be wise.

The case shows that secured parties must move quickly in response to notices such as those sent by these administrators.

The case discusses rights of a liquidator to funds paid into court as security by a company which then became insolvent.

On 2 December 2008, the Duties Amendment Bill 2008 (Bill) was introduced into the Victorian Parliament. The Bill gives effect to the Victorian Government's recent media release announcing that it had moved to close a loophole which allowed the use of complex long-term lease arrangements to escape stamp duty liability.

The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) may give a landlord the status of a secured creditor in some circumstances.

Australia's relatively lenient attitude to tardy lenders may be about to change.

The Australian Treasury recently released an Issues Paper which forms part of its review into Initial Coin Offerings.