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Top concerns for credit licensees and how to manage them
04 Apr 2025
Samantha Hills
PartnerWe have put together a list of some of the most common compliance concerns raised by credit licensees in our Annual Compliance Trends Survey Report and some suggestions on how…...
Read moreMismanaging client data can cost you! Lessons to be learned from Equifax
30 Jun 2019
Fiona McCord
Previously a Senior Associate at Holley NethercoteNote: This article was reviewed in 2025 Late 2018, UK based Equifax Ltd was issued with a penalty of 500,000GBP by the Information Commissioner (UK) (the Commissioner) in relation to…...
Read moreSome practical lessons on the regulatory “wildcard” – the efficiently, honestly and fairly obligation
28 Feb 2025
Ellie Khor
LawyerSection 912A of the Corporations Act 2001 sets out the “ten(ish) commandments” for AFS licensees, the first of which is the obligation for a licensee to do all things necessary…...
Read moreSo you’re planning on opening a cryptocurrency (e.g. Bitcoin, Altcoin) exchange
28 Jun 2017
Alexa Bowditch
Previously a Lawyer at Holley NethercoteBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen a significant value increase in the recent past. If you had the foresight to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum in January 2017, you…...
Read moreRoom to improve AML/CTF Systems and Controls – Our take on AUSTRAC’s Risk Assessment
25 Oct 2017
Alexa Bowditch
Previously a Lawyer at Holley NethercoteIn July 2017, AUSTRAC released its latest money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk assessment which focuses on the securities and derivatives sector. Similar to past risk assessments released…...
Read moreAustralia Provides Relief for GST Treatment of Digital Currencies
22 Nov 2017
Mark Sneddon
Special CounselThe recent changes to the law in Australia align the GST treatment of digital currency with the GST treatment of money (particularly foreign currency). However, it will be important…...
Read moreProposed Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Reporting Requirements
24 Nov 2017
Zoe Higgins
Previously a Special Counsel at Holley NethercoteSince the Ramsay Review commenced in 2016, there has been significant progress toward a new framework for External Dispute Resolution (EDR) in Australia. The new framework will include the…...
Read moreCryptocurrency Exchanges must now fully comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Laws in Australia
04 Oct 2018
Naomi Fink
Special CounselIf you are operating a cryptocurrency/digital currency exchange (DCE) which exchanges fiat (Australian or foreign currency) for digital currency and/or vice versa, you would be aware that from 3…...
Read moreUnfair Contract Terms – What’s the problem?
26 Nov 2018
Grant Holley
Co-Founder & ConsultantYou want to download an app on your phone, sign up for a service of some kind or rent a car. Someone comes to the door or telephones you…...
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