Craig Hine

Partner Sydney

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+61 2 9353 4868

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[email protected]

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Craig provides excellent and comprehensive advice within a reasonable budget

– Major Australian Bank

Overview

Craig is an accomplished retail financial services lawyer with specialist expertise in consumer credit, banking, insurance, payments and other financial products. He regularly advises on a broad range of issues including regulatory compliance breaches, investigations and remediations, licensing, distribution, privacy and AML/CTF.

Notable Work

Acted for major Australian banks, insurers, non-bank lenders, product distributors and other licensees in regulatory investigations, enforcement actions or other engagement with ASIC, APRA, AUSTRAC, OAIC and other regulators, including for a major Australian bank in relation to ASIC investigations for credit cards, interest only home loans and auto finance.
Acted for a major Australian bank, international bank, non-bank lenders and others in relation to significant regulatory change and uplift programs, including in relation to product design and distribution, responsible lending, anti-hawking and unfair contract terms.
Acted for a leading global technology company and various payment service providers to advise on payment system regulation, distribution arrangements and financial services licensing and regulation.
Acted on regulatory and risk allocation aspects of corporate transactions for various Australian banks, insurers, financial services intermediaries and others.
Acted for multiple reporting entities in relation to AUSTRAC investigations or enforcement actions or to advise on or assist with the development of AML/CTF programs and AUSTRAC engagement.
Acted for a major Australian bank responding to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
Acted for insurers, banks, non-bank lenders, BNPL product issuers and AFSL/ACL holders in developing and launching new products, establishing and advising on product distribution arrangements and licensing or regulatory relief applications.
Acted for major and other Australian banks, non-bank lenders and insurers to advise on a broad range of regulatory compliance matters arising under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act and Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act, including conducting deep-dive system and process compliance reviews.
Acted for major Australian bank and insurers to advise on prudential regulatory matters and in relation to APRA engagement.
Acted for Australian and international insurers and reinsurers in relation to various reinsurance and retrocession transactions.

Craig Hine

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