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The PPSA was designed to enable the efficient and widespread securitisation of personal assets in Australia.

The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended that the Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 (Cth) (Bill) be passed without any amendment. This raises a significant number of issues for secured financiers.

An update on the Personal Property Securities legislation.

Amendment Bill contemplates possibility of further delay in the introduction of the Personal Property Securities Act.

The belief that "rent is dead money and buying is the pathway to prosperity" is widely held in the Australian housing market.

The Takeovers Panel has considered in detail for the first time the use of a 'wrap' document and given greater focus to the use of broker valuations by bidders.

This edition of Limelight focuses on the Commission's recommendations made in respect to the home loan mortgage industry.

A look at how the Personal Property Security Act might potentially apply to business.

The new Australian Personal Property Securities Register (PPS Register) begins in October 2011.

The Australian unit trust industry recently experienced financial difficulties. The formal legal process of handling those difficulties has revealed gaps in the Australian regulatory map. This article highlights some of those problems and the Government’s response to them.

The PPSA has some practical implications that will impact on the day-to-day operations of many companies.

A recent High Court decision struck at the foundation of the practice of unconscionable asset-based lending.

In October 2011, Australia will adopt the Personal Property Securities Act 2009.

Developments in Credit Regulation; Cook and Anor v Permanent Mortgages Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 219

The Takeovers Panel (Panel) recently decided that a holding of cash settled equity swaps which exceeds five per cent (by itself or together with physical holdings) needs to be disclosed.

A garnishee order is a civil law court order that allows one party to recover a debt from another party's bank account.

The housing crisis in Australia has been brewing for more than a generation. The symptoms are painful and obvious and include...