Australia: Finance and Banking

This decision confirms that section 444GA can be utilised to achieve a transfer of shares in circumstances where the transaction provides for value to be paid to shareholders.

Australia is testing the Taxonomy in practice with some of the country's largest financial institutions.

This article discuss how to populate the ISIN.

The Australian debt capital market has transformed over the past couple of decades, particularly in the last few years. What was once a nascent and then narrow market with a questionable future has evolved into a significant component of our broader financial architecture

ASIC transaction reporting requires entities to submit an expanded set of data fields, including Item 49: Price Unit of Measure. This field specifies what unit a reported price refers to, drawn from ISO 20022 standardised codes, and must align with quantity measures to ensure internal consistency. Understanding when to populate this field and selecting the correct unit code are critical to avoiding common reporting errors.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has sent crude oil prices surging to levels not seen since 2022, following strikes on Iran and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

Australia is testing the Taxonomy in practice with some of the country's largest financial institutions.

A roundup of the latest court decisions touching on breach of warranty, the interpretation of "any one loss" and how conditional arbitration clauses interact with ongoing BI claims.

This case is a reminder that creditors should carefully identify and assess any restrictions imposed on enforcement of security interests under a DOCA.

In this episode of Deal Talk, partners Kam Jamshidi and Andrew Bradley explore the opportunities for M&A in the Australian financial services sector.

On 28 May 2026, the Treasury published stage 1 of its long-awaited package of laws and consultations to designate, implement and operationalise the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF).

Delegating your reporting obligations to a third party does not transfer your regulatory accountability. Across all major regimes, the reporting entity remains ultimately responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of submitted data