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Changes to Significant Investor Visa regime
Fund managers operating SIV compliant funds should take note of key changes from 1 July 2021. Changes to the Significant Investor Visa regime came into …
Mandatory notification of ransomware payments in Australia appears likely
On 21 June 2021, Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security, Tim Watts, introduced in Federal Parliament the Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 (the Bill). …
Amendments to Australian Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Laws have now come into effect
A series of long-awaited amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (AML/CTF Act) and related legislation has …
ASIC’s consultation on regulator guidance closes as financial service and credit licensees prepare for Australia’s breach reporting reforms
In April of this year, we wrote about draft guidance released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on the significant impending …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Aquiline Capital Partners on investment in Wealth at Work Group Limited
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills’ London team has advised Aquiline Capital Partners ("Aquiline") on a definitive agreement to invest in Wealth at …
Scottish Independence: implications for financial services
Scottish independence from the United Kingdom is the over-riding policy imperative of the Scottish National Party (SNP). There are many hurdles to …
Regulator guidance the latest development in countdown to Australia’s breach reporting reforms
In December last year we wrote of the sweeping changes to Australia’s breach reporting regime that had been passed into legislation by Federal Parliament …
Fintech: Latest UK Legal and Regulatory Trends
We’re known in this country not just for our openness – but our ingenuity and inventiveness, too. We are building on our existing strengths as a leading …
Nanda Lau to lead Herbert Smith Freehills’ China corporate practice 刘依兰将领导史密夫斐尔中国公司事务
Shanghai partner Nanda Lau has been named Herbert Smith Freehills’ new head of the firm’s China corporate practice, effective 1 May 2021.She replaces …
New ACICA 2021 Arbitration Rules
The Australian Centre of International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) has unveiled revised Arbitration Rules due to enter into force in April 2021. As …
Major foreign investment reforms in Australia – what you need to know
Significant amendments to Australia’s foreign investment regime commenced on 1 January 2021. Nearly three months after their commencement, we are …
Operational resilience: respond, enhance, thrive
Operational resilience is the next phase in the evolution of financial services regulatory policy.Operational resilience is the ability to “prevent, …
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