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FACT SHEET: Top 10 Tips for a Successful AFSL Application
08 Feb 2024
Frank Varga
Head of LicensingHere are our top 10 tips for a successful AFSL application. Organisational competency, as demonstrated by your Responsible Manager, will make or break your application. Get good legal advice at…...
Read moreOur submission to Treasury on Token Mapping
21 Mar 2023
Paul Derham
Managing PartnerDear Director, RE: Token Mapping Consultation Paper Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on Treasury’s Token Mapping Consultation Paper (the Consultation Paper). As set out in our response…...
Read moreFACT SHEET: Checklist for setting up a Cryptocurrency (Virtual Asset) Exchange in Australia
03 Jun 2021
Sarah Archer
Special CounselBefore you set up a cryptocurrency exchange… ☐ Determine the service(s) you will provide as part of your cryptocurrency exchange, and what will be traded. For example, consider: Will you…...
Read more5 Frequently asked Questions about Setting up a Cryptocurrency Exchange in Australia
01 Jun 2021
Sarah Archer
Special CounselAre you thinking of setting up a crypto exchange? Given the number of enquiries we receive on this particular question, we thought it would be useful to set out…...
Read moreAFCA – so what is fair?
20 May 2020
Rachel Erlich
Special CounselAs I write this in May 2020, we are facing difficult times. We are grappling with a global pandemic caused by COVID-19. And, as we experienced during the global financial…...
Read moreI’m a Responsible Manager. What does this mean?
15 Apr 2020
Samantha Hills
PartnerWe regularly train Responsible Managers (“RMs”) of AFS licensees to help them better understand their role. Many RMs are curious to know what they have to do and whether they are personally…...
Read moreRoyal Commission Review
06 Apr 2020
Grant Holley
Co-Founder & ConsultantIn a 1-hour webinar, Paul Derham, Kath Bowler and I discuss the largest issues in the financial services industry following the 2018 Royal Commission. Importantly, we learned that the large majority…...
Read moreA new AFS licensing regime for Foreign Financial Service Providers
31 Mar 2020
Sarah Archer
Special CounselForeign financial service providers will be subject to a new regulatory regime from 1 April 2020, which will require a number of previously exempt foreign financial service providers (FFSPs) to…...
Read moreOutsourcing: How can you comply with an obligation without performing the function?
30 Mar 2020
Alexa Bowditch
Previously a Lawyer at Holley NethercoteIn times like these, are you confident that your business will continue to comply with its obligations where it has outsourced its functions? We explore strategies that your business can…...
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