Financial Services

A dynamic industry needs dynamic legal advice.

Overview

If money makes the world go round, what makes money go round?

It's the banks and financial institutions, that's who. They underpin a sophisticated economy. And underpinning them is a complex regulatory system, including anti-money laundering, the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act, National Consumer Credit Protection Act, and privacy and data breach laws. 

But if you really understand that regulatory system (and we do – we even advise Australia's central bank, The Reserve Bank of Australia) then you have a robust foundation to explore and innovate.

It's what's helped our clients with pioneering securitisations, novel legal structures for their domestic and cross-border investment funds, and other new financial products and fintech. 

And it helps when our banking and financial clients need expertise beyond their core business, such as tax-efficient products and transactions, mergers, employee relations, litigation or regulatory inquiries.

Our team to support you

Toolkits

Insights
"Failing to plan is a plan to fail": ASIC raises the bar for registered managed investment schemes' compliance plans
11 Jul 2025 | Article
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Federal Court rules that an error in secured party's details on a PPS registration was not "seriously misleading"
7 Jul 2025 | Article
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Fallen Stars: How far do directors' and officers' duties go?
3 Jul 2025 | Article
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Material Adverse Change clauses: how much protection do buyers really have?
3 Jul 2025 | Article
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State and Territory budgets 2025 – stamp duty and land tax
3 Jul 2025 | Article
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The ACCC's new merger regime is live! Here's what you need to know
3 Jul 2025 | Article
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Freezing orders explained: Preserving assets in fraud cases
27 Jun 2025 | Article
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High Court clarifies the availability of pre-mediation class closure: Lendlease v Pallas
25 Jun 2025 | Article
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Spotlight on overwork: unreasonable additional hours, the right to disconnect and psychosocial risks
25 Jun 2025 | Article
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What the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy means for the public sector
23 Jun 2025 | Article
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Hitting the brakes: Ten car manufacturers reach settlement with the UK regulator over concerted practices
13 Jun 2025 | Article
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Mérieux NutriSciences on the acquisition of Bureau Veritas' food testing business
4 Jun 2025 | Media Release
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