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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Retail Banking - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/banking_and_finance/retail_banking/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20100716/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20100716/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Cooper review: could it end related-party contracts in the superannuation industry?;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/phase_two_of_national_credit_reforms_released_for_comment.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Phase two of national credit reforms released for comment]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/phase_two_of_national_credit_reforms_released_for_comment.page</link><description><![CDATA[The latest tranche of reforms to Australia's credit laws has been released for public comment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/18/amendments_to_the_national_consumer_credit_protection_regulations-and_more_on_the_way.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations - and more on the way]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/18/amendments_to_the_national_consumer_credit_protection_regulations-and_more_on_the_way.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has released amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations, as a result of further consultations with industry - and more are on the way.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/01/finalised_accc_guide_to_the_unfair_contract_terms_law_now_out.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Finalised ACCC guide to the unfair contract terms law now out]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/01/finalised_accc_guide_to_the_unfair_contract_terms_law_now_out.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission's guide to the unfair contract terms law, which explains the new unfair contracts terms in the Australian Consumer Law, has now been released.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/16/australian_consumer_law_now_in_force-at_least_most_of_it_is.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australian Consumer Law now in force - at least, most of it is]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/16/australian_consumer_law_now_in_force-at_least_most_of_it_is.page</link><description><![CDATA[The first part of Australia's ambitious reforms of consumer law, the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010, is now in operation - excluding the unfair contracts terms provisions - as of 15 April 2010. It is expected that the unfair contracts terms provisions will commence on 1 July 2010.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/15/personal_property_securities_reform-corporations_act_amendments.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Personal Property Securities Reform - Corporations Act Amendments]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/15/personal_property_securities_reform-corporations_act_amendments.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 is the latest step in establishing a clear and consistent single national legal regime for security interests in personal property.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20091217/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20091217/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Shariah funds: Opportunities and challenges in the Australian market; The PJC's Financial Services Inquiry; Quenching Melbourne's thirst with the Victorian desalination project;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090924/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090924/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Syndicated lending and cartel offences under the Trade Practices Act; Introduction to Islamic finance - Part II;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/14/consumer_credit_reform_timetable_changes_and_regulations_exposure_draft_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Reform Timetable Changes and Regulations Exposure Draft Released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200908/14/consumer_credit_reform_timetable_changes_and_regulations_exposure_draft_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[The minister for Financial Services today announced changes to the timetable for implementation of the reforms and released for public exposure the draft National Consumer Credit Protection Reform regulations and associated explanatory material.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/25/national_consumer_credit_protection_legislative_package_introduced.page</guid><title><![CDATA[National Consumer Credit Protection legislative package introduced]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/25/national_consumer_credit_protection_legislative_package_introduced.page</link><description><![CDATA[The National Consumer Credit Protection legislative package, which transfers responsibility for regulation of consumer credit to the Commonwealth, was introduced into Parliament today.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/unfair_contract_terms_legislation_to_exclude_business_contracts_enforcement_and_remedies_expanded.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Unfair contract terms legislation to exclude business contracts, enforcement and remedies expanded]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/unfair_contract_terms_legislation_to_exclude_business_contracts_enforcement_and_remedies_expanded.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, which will enact unfair contract terms provisions into Australian Federal law, was introduced into Parliament today.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090623/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20090623/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Islamic finance: An introduction; Profile - Nick Poole;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/12/further_changes_to_unfair_contract_terms_reform-and_vic_reforms_now_law.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Further changes to unfair contract terms reform - and Vic reforms now law]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/12/further_changes_to_unfair_contract_terms_reform-and_vic_reforms_now_law.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has announced some important exclusions to its draft provisions on unfair contract terms in response to stakeholder feedback, and Victoria's new unfair contract bill is now law.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200905/12/revolution_in_contract_law_covers_business_contracts_as_well_as_consumer_contracts.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Revolution in contract law covers business contracts as well as consumer contracts]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200905/12/revolution_in_contract_law_covers_business_contracts_as_well_as_consumer_contracts.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's draft unfair contract terms law released yesterday for public comment will affect not only contracts entered into with consumers, but contracts between businesses, so many businesses across Australia will need to review all their standard-form contracts soon.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/28/draft_national_consumer_credit_reforms_released.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Draft National Consumer Credit reforms released]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/28/draft_national_consumer_credit_reforms_released.page</link><description><![CDATA[Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law has released the draft National Consumer Credit Reform legislative package for public exposure.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200903/23/senate_standing_committee_recommendations_on_pps_reform.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Senate Standing Committee recommendations on PPS reform]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200903/23/senate_standing_committee_recommendations_on_pps_reform.page</link><description><![CDATA[Although the Senate Standing Committee recommended that the Personal Property Securities Bill 2008 be passed,it recommended significant changes to the Exposure Draft.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/20/unfair_terms-federal_discussion_paper_and_victorian_bill-implications_for_credit_contracts.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Unfair terms - Federal Discussion Paper and Victorian Bill - Implications for credit contracts]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200902/20/unfair_terms-federal_discussion_paper_and_victorian_bill-implications_for_credit_contracts.page</link><description><![CDATA[Both Victoria and the Commonwealth are looking at introducing unfair contract terms legislation to apply to regulated credit contracts]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20081211/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20081211/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Managing the global financial crisis; Credit crunch - Some lessons for structuring and operating property funds; Developments in dollar-based materiality in unit pricing; Government guarantee package; Syndicated facility achieved for client in a difficult climate; Profile - Ben Sandstad;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/10/mortgagor_protection_amendments_to_the_property_law_act.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Mortgagor Protection: Amendments to the Property Law Act]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/10/mortgagor_protection_amendments_to_the_property_law_act.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mortgagees in Queensland exercising their power of sale will be required to comply with new rules following the passage of the Property Law (Mortgagor Protection) Amendment Act 2008 last week. In particular, the provisions dealing with a mortgagee's duty to take reasonable care to ensure the property is sold at market value have been strengthened.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200808/15/regulation_of_consumer_credit-update.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Regulation of Consumer Credit - Update]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200808/15/regulation_of_consumer_credit-update.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs ("MCCA") has just met and released a communique with proposals for far-reaching consumer policy reform it will recommend to the Council of Australian Governments for its October meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200807/04/federal_government_to_assume_responsibility_for_regulation_of_all_consumer_credit.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Federal Government to assume responsibility for regulation of all consumer credit]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200807/04/federal_government_to_assume_responsibility_for_regulation_of_all_consumer_credit.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Council of Australian Governments ("COAG") yesterday agreed that the Federal Government would assume responsibility for regulation of all consumer credit. This closes the debate as to whether federal regulation in the area would be limited to mortgage lending and related matters. The decision was made two days after submissions closed in relation to the Green Paper issued by Treasury in June where federal regulation of all consumer credit was raised as an option. Consumer credit includes personal loans, credit cards, payday lending and micro loans.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/10/harmonisation_of_asic_and_apra_breach_reporting_at_last.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Harmonisation of ASIC and APRA breach reporting at last!]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/10/harmonisation_of_asic_and_apra_breach_reporting_at_last.page</link><description><![CDATA[From 1 January 2008, entities regulated both by ASIC and APRA can submit a single breach report to APRA (which will act as ASIC's agent for that purpose) when they breach APRA's legislation or both APRA's and ASIC's legislation. In addition, the breach reporting requirements for APRA and ASIC regulated entities have otherwise been harmonised.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/06/planned_changes_for_consumer_credit_code.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Planned changes for Consumer Credit Code]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/06/planned_changes_for_consumer_credit_code.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Queensland Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development has recently released an exposure draft of proposed amendments to the Consumer Credit Code for comment. These amendments are intended to address issues in the fringe credit market, however, they apply to, and may have substantial impact on, both the fringe credit and the mainstream market.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070831/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070831/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Recovering money paid by mistake; Implementation of Basel II: APRA releases a raft of draft prudential standards;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070405/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20070405/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Sons of Gwalia - hype or horror story?; Retail investment products for super funds; 2006 ISDA Definitions; The X&Y Files: High Court confirms APRA's powers; APRA and the AXA Staff Plan Directors - Part 2;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20061212/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20061212/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Institutional investors and shareholder class actions: when to participate?; Everyone's a winner, baby? Pooling insolvent groups; Court finds mortgage unjust despite false statements by borrower; Stamp duties: Compulsory acquisition of Victorian land rich companies; APRA and the AXA Staff Plan Directors - Part 1; Judicial consideration of scope of fixed charge;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200610/06/victorian_government_supports_changes_to_the_consumer_credit_code.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Victorian Government supports changes to the Consumer Credit Code]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200610/06/victorian_government_supports_changes_to_the_consumer_credit_code.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Government has now released its response to the Report of the Consumer Credit Review, and its 38 recommendations. This response has national significance and influence since Victoria currently holds the chair of the Uniform Credit Code Management Committee, and the report and response canvass consumer credit issues that other jurisdictions have isolated as being potentially problematic.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060921/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060921/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Financial regulation in Australia: who should regulate the regulators?; Can you charge negative interest on super fund benefits?; War by any other means: liquidation as a business tactic; Trustees encouraged to utilise court powers;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060628/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060628/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Personal property securities - proposals for reform; "Future" creditors and insolvent companies; Are promissory notes "debentures" under the Corporations Act?;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/17/corporate_governance_for_adis_and_insurers-are_you_already_complying.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate governance for ADIs and insurers - are you already complying?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/17/corporate_governance_for_adis_and_insurers-are_you_already_complying.page</link><description><![CDATA[From 1 October 2006, life insurers, general insurers, and authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) must comply with APRA's new prudential standards on corporate governance. While there has been some concern in the press about the new obligations, in essence they capture what most institutions already do.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060413/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060413/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: New draft standards on tier 1 capital, securitisation and interest rate risk in the banking book; Austral Coal update - the use of cash-settled equity swaps in takeovers; Corporate insolvency: Winners and losers in the pool; The "fit and proper" banker - new standards start in October; Another piece in the regulatory puzzle - corporate governance in the banking sector; Lack of commercial viability does not necessarily mean insolvency; Clayton Utz' expertise recognised at awards night;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060223/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20060223/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Overview of the Anti-money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Legislation; Independent office of the trustee: a model for managing conflicts in financial institutions?; Winding up on a factored debt; Profile: Geoff Geha; Profile: David Lester;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051208/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051208/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Online advice tools - when are they financial product advice or financial products?; (Do not) call sounds for telemarketing; Is an insured benefit an accrued benefit?; Sharing interest rate risk in social infrastructure projects; Stamp duty changes; Brian Salter receives Distinguished Service Award; Government considers new scheme to protect small depositors;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200512/06/qld_mortgagees_must_now_double-check_mortgagors_identity.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Qld mortgagees must now double-check mortgagors' identity]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200512/06/qld_mortgagees_must_now_double-check_mortgagors_identity.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mortgagees in Queensland are now required to take "reasonable steps" to verify the identity of the mortgagor signing the mortgage document.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051031/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20051031/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Super Life Policies and APRA's new outsourcing standard; Derivatives in takeovers - The Glencore experience; ISDA 2005 Novation Protocol; Recent stamp duty developments; Profile - John Moutsopoulos;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050930/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050930/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: US developments - SEC reforms the Securities Act; Exposure draft of AML legislation to be released shortly; Shareholders vs creditors; Clayton Utz stokes the coals of Kooragang Project; Profile - John Shirbin;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050831/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050831/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: APRA releases Discussion Paper on the adoption of IFRS and its approach to Tier 1 Capital; The UK Pensions Act 2004 and its implication for companies doing business in the UK; Does the use of SPVs provide effective liability limitation?; Boardroom dynamics; Surrender of security - creditors beware!; Profile - Narelle Smythe;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050728/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050728/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Investor Directed Portfolio Services - changes in the wind; What is a "financial institution"?; Overturning the legal order of debts; New Act controls workplace surveillance;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050630/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050630/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: A charge is not a loan; Recent Family Law Act amendments - the financier impact; Personal liability of directors of corporate trustees; CU partner secures Consumer Council appointment; Clayton Utz illuminates China Light & Power acquisition; Profile - Mark Sneddon;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200506/03/cu_partners_secures_consumer_council_appointment.page</guid><title><![CDATA[CU partners secures Consumer Council appointment]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200506/03/cu_partners_secures_consumer_council_appointment.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner and leading e-commerce and retail banking lawyer Mark Sneddon has accepted an invitation to sit on the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050530/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050530/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Managing legal risks of online fraud; Phasing out of state taxes - the new landscape; Financial services reform - government announces proposals for refinements; Guide to the Law of Securitisation - 4th Edition; The next reform item on APRA's agenda - governance; Our deals scoop awards; Profile - Fran Rush;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050429/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050429/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Termination for the private party's default under a PPP - to pay or what to pay?; Is there a choice to provide "choice"?; The 'standardised' approach to credit risk under the Basel II framework; Promissory notes can be interests in a managed investments scheme; Profile - Leah Chick;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050329/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050329/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: ISDA Master Agreement: Effectiveness of "flawed asset" clause - Enron v TXU; Ability of liquidator to recover against large creditors; Finance industry has duty to manage conflicts; Service of notices - creditors beware; Recent prudential developments; Profile - Ninian Lewis;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050211/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20050211/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Insurance: Fallout from Spitzer lawsuit hits Australia; Boilerplate's role in the preservation of guarantors' liability; Prestigious appointment for Clayton Utz consultant; ASIC issues licensing relief for securitisation special purpose vehicles; Consumer Credit Code hardship threshold increased; Rebates and Related Payments in the Wealth Management Industry; Profile - Dan Fitts;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041207/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041207/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Further limitation on "all monies" clauses; Getting ready for choice of superannuation fund; New land rich disposal duty in New South Wales; APRA announces its approach to the International Financial Reporting Standards; Completion of major transaction an Epic event; Buy high, sell low, and argue about the loss; Fraud - will the doctrine of indefeasibility protect a mortgagee's interest?; Profile - Quentin Solomon;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041029/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20041029/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Changes to an exemption for the liability to pay interest withholding tax; New rules foreshadowed for NSW local council Public Private Partnerships; Australian insureds get no priority when their insurer goes belly-up; Interception bill creates risk for email screening on company servers; M&A from a superannuation perspective; Profile - Jane Paskin;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040930/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040930/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: APRA outlines its implementation of new reporting standards; The new common rule awards - how are Victorian employers affected?; The taxman concedes; Clayton Utz plays a pivotal role in Australian rail infrastructure; Profile - Murray West;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200409/09/asic_releases_fsr_licensees_report_card.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ASIC releases FSR licensees' report card]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200409/09/asic_releases_fsr_licensees_report_card.page</link><description><![CDATA[On Monday 6th September 2004, ASIC released its report cardon its randomly conducted visits on Australian Financial Services Licensees.   Over 350 visits were conducted between December 2002 and July 2004 to verify that the declarations made in Australian Financial Services license applications and the FSR-required procedures were operational.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040826/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040826/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Charges over company book debts; New law reform proposals for online credit contracts in Australia; Revival of the letter of comfort; The brave new world of vendor duty - does it work?; Review of Commonwealth Privacy Act announced; Expertise brings appointment to Government advisory body on digital signatures; Profile - David Klarich;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040729/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Banking and Financial Services Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/banking_and_financial_services_insights/20040729/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Draft standard on corporate governance and information and communication technology; No priority for financial assistance given to administrators; Insolvency perspective on CLERP 9; FSR - ASIC speaks 2004 - The road ahead (in case you missed it); FIDO super calculator - Pluses and minuses; Clayton Utz sponsors INSOL 2005; Profile - Randal Dennings;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>