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The Australian View looks at some of the key regulatory issues and developments in the Australian managed funds and asset management industry.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for 2024-2025 (2024-5 Priorities).

Episode 5 discusses big issues that organisations currently face in relation to the environment and sustainability.

Discusses the decision of International Litigation Partners Pte Ltd v Chameleon Mining NL.

Key legal and practical issues that can arise in this context, offering valuable insights for in-house counsel tasked with navigating these important and complex arrangements.

Interesting case where parties litigate over whether their new board was duly elected.

The proposed new dividend regime includes administrative, corporate governance and other consequences for companies.

As the economy in Australia faces headwinds, we are seeing an increase in directors and advisors seeking advice on restructuring options.

Australia’s new merger control regime has been in force since 1 January 2026, with the ACCC noting it is ‘off to a positive start’.

Australia's new Scams Prevention Framework introduces a comprehensive 'whole-of-ecosystem' regulatory approach that extends obligations beyond traditional banking to encompass telecommunications and digital platforms. This podcast explores how the reasonable steps obligation, multi-regulator oversight model, and emerging dispute resolution framework will reshape scam prevention across regulated sectors.

A Federal Court ruling has found Star Entertainment's CEO and Chief Legal Officer breached their duties by failing to escalate critical compliance risks to the Board, while non-executive directors were cleared. The decision establishes important precedents about information flow, executive accountability, and the limits of board reliance on management in corporate governance.

A Federal Court decision has found that two senior executives of The Star Entertainment Group breached their statutory duty of care and diligence by failing to properly escalate serious legal and regulatory risks related to junket operations and payment card misuse. The case establishes critical precedents for how executive directors, company secretaries, and in-house counsel must exercise oversight in high-risk industries, particularly when warning signs of potential criminal activity emerge.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (‘AML/CTF’, ‘the Amendment’) amends the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006...

Australian charities operate in a position of significant trust. They safeguard public funds, deliver essential services and support some of the most vulnerable members of the community.

On 28 February 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported that an outsourced responsible entity (RE) had paid an AU$13,320...

As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates faster than governance frameworks can keep pace, Australian regulators are issuing urgent warnings about AI risk management.

On 8 July 2024, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published a draft guide on Sustainability collaborations and Australian competition law for consultation (Guide).

The Australian Government’s Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) published its report on ‘The Social Responsibility of Corporations’ on 12 December 2006.