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
Significant recalibration to notification thresholds in Australia’s merger control reforms
24 Dec 2025 | Article
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Consultation opens to strengthen corporate transparency under Australia's Director Identification Number regime
18 Dec 2025 | Article
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Federal Court unlocks civil penalties for class action members - ASIC v Noumi sets a new course
18 Dec 2025 | Article
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Conflicts in focus: ASIC publishes updated regulatory guidance to AFS licensees for managing conflicts of interest (RG 181)
18 Dec 2025 | Article
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Licensing relief for foreign financial service providers extended again by ASIC
18 Dec 2025 | Article
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ACCC merger reforms coming 1 January 2026 – considerations for serial acquirers
12 Dec 2025 | Article
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Shareholder say is back: ASX’s consultation on dilutive deals, delistings and the new mood of investor activism
11 Dec 2025 | Article
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Foreign financial service providers still waiting for licensing clarity, but new Bill offers some hope
3 Dec 2025 | Article
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Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW) – key changes
26 Nov 2025 | Article
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COP30 Belém wraps up – Resolving to go faster, slowly at the COP of (hard) truth
26 Nov 2025 | Article
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Wage underpayment class actions: How to prepare for what is coming next
26 Nov 2025 | Article
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ASIC's first strike on a research provider: what the SQM litigation means
19 Nov 2025 | Article
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